diff --git a/docker/rootfs/start.sh b/docker/rootfs/start.sh
index 16d74c5..c42c9ca 100644
--- a/docker/rootfs/start.sh
+++ b/docker/rootfs/start.sh
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ _buildConfig() {
     echo "define('S3_ACCESS_KEY', '${S3_ACCESS_KEY:-}');"
     echo "define('S3_SECRET_KEY', '${S3_SECRET_KEY:-}');"
     echo "define('S3_ENDPOINT', '${S3_ENDPOINT:-}');"
+    echo "define('S3_REGION', '${S3_REGION:-}');"
     echo "define('FTP_SERVER', '${FTP_SERVER:-}');"
     echo "define('FTP_PORT', ${FTP_PORT:-21});"
     echo "define('FTP_USER', '${FTP_USER:-}');"
@@ -84,4 +85,4 @@ touch /var/log/nginx/pictshare/error.log
 
 nginx
 
-tail -f /var/log/nginx/pictshare/*.log
\ No newline at end of file
+tail -f /var/log/nginx/pictshare/*.log
diff --git a/rtfm/CONFIG.md b/rtfm/CONFIG.md
index ac9d86b..65b40e2 100644
--- a/rtfm/CONFIG.md
+++ b/rtfm/CONFIG.md
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ You can also store all uploaded files on S3 or S3 compatible storage like [Minio
 |S3_ACCESS_KEY                      | string        | Access key for your bucket|
 |S3_SECRET_KEY                      | string        | Secret key for your bucket |
 |S3_ENDPOINT                        | URL           | Server URL. If you're using S3 compatible software like [Minio](https://min.io/) you can enter the URL here |
+|S3_REGION                          | string        | Region of your bucket |
 
 ### FTP
 
diff --git a/rtfm/DOCKER.md b/rtfm/DOCKER.md
index 961a89b..2663e73 100644
--- a/rtfm/DOCKER.md
+++ b/rtfm/DOCKER.md
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ Every other variable can be referenced against the [default PictShare configurat
 - S3_BUCKET (string | Name of your S3 bucket)
 - S3_ACCESS_KEY (string | Access Key for your Bucket)
 - S3_SECRET_KEY (string | Secrety Key)
+- S3_REGION (string | S3 bucket region)
 - S3_ENDPOINT (url | If you are using a selfhosted version of S3 like Minio, put your URL here)
 - ENCRYPTION_KEY (string | If you want to use encryption for storage controllers, put your encryption key here. [Read more](https://github.com/HaschekSolutions/pictshare/blob/master/rtfm/ENCRYPTION.md))
 
@@ -67,4 +68,4 @@ Every other variable can be referenced against the [default PictShare configurat
 - FTP_PASS (string | FTP Password)
 - FTP_BASEDIR (string | Base path where files will be stored. Must end with / eg `/web/pictshare/`)
 
-- CONTENTCONTROLLERS (CSV string | If set, will whitelist content controllers for your instance. Must be uppercase and can be comma separated. Example: Only Pictures: `IMAGE`, Pictures and Videos: `IMAGE,VIDEO`)
\ No newline at end of file
+- CONTENTCONTROLLERS (CSV string | If set, will whitelist content controllers for your instance. Must be uppercase and can be comma separated. Example: Only Pictures: `IMAGE`, Pictures and Videos: `IMAGE,VIDEO`)
diff --git a/storage-controllers/s3.controller.php b/storage-controllers/s3.controller.php
index d1326db..dc727b7 100644
--- a/storage-controllers/s3.controller.php
+++ b/storage-controllers/s3.controller.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class S3Storage implements StorageController
 		require_once(ROOT.DS.'storage-controllers'.DS.'s3'.DS.'aws-autoloader.php');
 		$this->s3 = new Aws\S3\S3Client([
 			'version' => 'latest',
-			'region'  => 'us-east-1',
+			'region'  => (is_defined('S3_REGION') && S3_REGION ?S3_REGION:'us-east-1'),
 			'endpoint' => S3_ENDPOINT,
 			'use_path_style_endpoint' => true,
 			'credentials' => [
@@ -105,4 +105,4 @@ class S3Storage implements StorageController
 			'Key'    => $hash
 		]);
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}