diff --git a/environments/qa/wp-config-local.php b/environments/qa/wp-config-local.php
index 279f998..5faffb5 100644
--- a/environments/qa/wp-config-local.php
+++ b/environments/qa/wp-config-local.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ $_SERVER['HTTPS'] = 'On';
 
 //S3 uploads settings
 define( 'S3_UPLOADS_BUCKET', 'law-carta-qa-wp' );
-define( 'S3_UPLOADS_REGION', '' ); // the s3 bucket region (excluding the rest of the URL)
+define( 'S3_UPLOADS_REGION', 'us-west-1' );
 
 define( 'S3_UPLOADS_KEY', '@lcAwsKey@' );
 define( 'S3_UPLOADS_SECRET', '@lcAwsSecretKey@' );
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