diff --git a/webadmin/src/views/settings.html b/webadmin/src/views/settings.html
index 0877c7bee..fa4c3bb1c 100644
--- a/webadmin/src/views/settings.html
+++ b/webadmin/src/views/settings.html
@@ -134,6 +134,11 @@
                             <input type="text" class="form-control" ng-model="configureBackup.prefix" id="inputConfigureBackupPrefix" name="prefix" ng-disabled="configureBackup.busy" required>
                         </div>
 
+                        <div class="form-group" ng-class="{ 'has-error': configureBackup.error.region }">
+                            <label class="control-label" for="inputConfigureBackupRegion">Region</label>
+                            <input type="text" class="form-control" ng-model="configureBackup.region" id="inputConfigureBackupPrefix" name="region" ng-disabled="configureBackup.busy" placeholder="us-east-1">
+                        </div>
+
                         <div class="form-group" ng-class="{ 'has-error': configureBackup.error.accessKeyId }">
                             <label class="control-label" for="inputConfigureBackupAccessKeyId">Access Key Id</label>
                             <input type="text" class="form-control" ng-model="configureBackup.accessKeyId" id="inputConfigureBackupAccessKeyId" name="accessKeyId" ng-disabled="configureBackup.busy" required>
diff --git a/webadmin/src/views/settings.js b/webadmin/src/views/settings.js
index b86d6668f..8ef51d98c 100644
--- a/webadmin/src/views/settings.js
+++ b/webadmin/src/views/settings.js
@@ -257,6 +257,7 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('SettingsController', ['$scope', '$loca
         prefix: '',
         accessKeyId: '',
         secretAccessKey: '',
+        region: '',
 
         show: function () {
             $scope.configureBackup.error = {};
@@ -264,6 +265,7 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('SettingsController', ['$scope', '$loca
 
             $scope.configureBackup.bucket = $scope.backupConfig.bucket;
             $scope.configureBackup.prefix = $scope.backupConfig.prefix;
+            $scope.configureBackup.region = $scope.backupConfig.region;
             $scope.configureBackup.accessKeyId = $scope.backupConfig.accessKeyId;
             $scope.configureBackup.secretAccessKey = $scope.backupConfig.secretAccessKey;
 
@@ -282,6 +284,8 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('SettingsController', ['$scope', '$loca
                 secretAccessKey: $scope.configureBackup.secretAccessKey
             };
 
+            if ($scope.configureBackup.region) backupConfig.region = $scope.configureBackup.region;
+
             Client.setBackupConfig(backupConfig, function (error) {
                 $scope.configureBackup.busy = false;
 
@@ -304,6 +308,12 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('SettingsController', ['$scope', '$loca
                             $scope.configureBackup.bucket = '';
                             $scope.configureBackupForm.bucket.$setPristine();
                             $('#inputConfigureBackupBucket').focus();
+                        } else if (error.message.indexOf('ECONNREFUSED') !== -1) {
+                            $scope.configureBackup.error.generic = 'Unknown region';
+                            $scope.configureBackup.error.region = true;
+                            $scope.configureBackup.region = '';
+                            $scope.configureBackupForm.region.$setPristine();
+                            $('#inputConfigureBackupRegion').focus();
                         } else {
                             $('#inputConfigureBackupBucket').focus();
                         }
@@ -317,7 +327,9 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('SettingsController', ['$scope', '$loca
                 // $scope.configureBackup.reset();
                 $('#configureBackupModal').modal('hide');
 
+                // now refresh the ui
                 Client.refreshConfig();
+                getBackupConfig();
             });
         }
     };