diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f7d46094a..5a2d8d49f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export LOADTESTING_API_KEY="FIRETEXT_SIMULATION_KEY"
 export FIRETEXT_API_KEY="FIRETEXT_ACTUAL_KEY"
 export STATSD_PREFIX="FAKE_PREFIX"
 export NOTIFICATION_QUEUE_PREFIX="PREFIX-TO-IDENTIFY-SQS-QUEUE"
-export AWS_REGION='eu-west-1'
+export AWS_REGION=<YOU AWS REGION>
 export AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=<YOUR ACCESS KEY ID>
 export AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=<YOUR SECRET ACCESS KEY>
 "> environment.sh