diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml b/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
index e946ee7ee7f..6faffea2b51 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
@@ -394,6 +394,7 @@ jobs:
       env:
         AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
         AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
+        AWS_DEFAULT_REGION: 'us-east-1'
         GPG_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.GPG_PASSWORD }}
         REDHAT_REGISTRY_PID: ${{ secrets.REDHAT_REGISTRY_PID }}
         REDHAT_REGISTRY_KEY: ${{ secrets.REDHAT_REGISTRY_KEY }}