diff --git a/src/storage/caas.js b/src/storage/caas.js
index b34da9c3e..38d4762fb 100644
--- a/src/storage/caas.js
+++ b/src/storage/caas.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ function getBackupCredentials(apiConfig, callback) {
             accessKeyId: result.body.credentials.AccessKeyId,
             secretAccessKey: result.body.credentials.SecretAccessKey,
             sessionToken: result.body.credentials.SessionToken,
-            region: 'us-east-1'
+            region: apiConfig.region || 'us-east-1'
         };
 
         if (apiConfig.endpoint) credentials.endpoint = new AWS.Endpoint(apiConfig.endpoint);
diff --git a/src/storage/s3.js b/src/storage/s3.js
index e03e7690f..235128d02 100644
--- a/src/storage/s3.js
+++ b/src/storage/s3.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ function getBackupCredentials(apiConfig, callback) {
     var credentials = {
         accessKeyId: apiConfig.accessKeyId,
         secretAccessKey: apiConfig.secretAccessKey,
-        region: 'us-east-1'
+        region: apiConfig.region || 'us-east-1'
     };
 
     if (apiConfig.endpoint) credentials.endpoint = new AWS.Endpoint(apiConfig.endpoint);