diff --git a/config/services.php b/config/services.php
index 7cf70c7b..5c54e205 100644
--- a/config/services.php
+++ b/config/services.php
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ return [
     'ses' => [
         'key'    => env('MAIL_USERNAME'),
         'secret' => env('MAIL_PASSWORD'),
-        'region' => 'us-east-1',
+        'region' => env('SES_REGION', 'us-east-1'),
     ],
 
     'sparkpost' => [