diff --git a/server/src/main/kotlin/cloud/skadi/gist/Application.kt b/server/src/main/kotlin/cloud/skadi/gist/Application.kt
index 20902cbe..62886f33 100644
--- a/server/src/main/kotlin/cloud/skadi/gist/Application.kt
+++ b/server/src/main/kotlin/cloud/skadi/gist/Application.kt
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ fun initS3(): Pair<S3Client, S3Presigner> {
             .build()
     } else {
         S3Presigner.builder()
+            .region(Region.of("nl-ams"))
             .endpointOverride(URI(S3_ENDPOINT))
             .credentialsProvider(credentialsProvider)
             .build()
@@ -202,6 +203,7 @@ fun initS3(): Pair<S3Client, S3Presigner> {
             .build()
     } else {
         S3Client.builder()
+            .region(Region.of("nl-ams"))
             .endpointOverride(URI(S3_ENDPOINT))
             .credentialsProvider(credentialsProvider)
             .build()