diff --git a/apps/studio/lib/constants/infrastructure.ts b/apps/studio/lib/constants/infrastructure.ts
index 553bd77e97d..87e9ae86487 100644
--- a/apps/studio/lib/constants/infrastructure.ts
+++ b/apps/studio/lib/constants/infrastructure.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ import { AWS_REGIONS, FLY_REGIONS } from 'shared-data'
 import type { components } from 'data/api'
 
 export const AWS_REGIONS_DEFAULT =
-  process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_ENVIRONMENT !== 'prod' ? AWS_REGIONS.SOUTHEAST_ASIA : AWS_REGIONS.WEST_US
+  process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_ENVIRONMENT !== 'prod'
+    ? AWS_REGIONS.SOUTHEAST_ASIA
+    : AWS_REGIONS.EAST_US_2
 
 // TO DO, change default to US region for prod
 export const FLY_REGIONS_DEFAULT = FLY_REGIONS.SOUTHEAST_ASIA