diff --git a/.gitlab/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab/.gitlab-ci.yml
index bed04357b..ae18e9f1d 100644
--- a/.gitlab/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ run featurebase in linux amd64 node:
     - aws configure set aws_profile $PROFILE
     - INSTANCE_ID=$(cat linux-amd64-instance.txt)
   script:
-    - aws ssm send-command --document-name "AWS-RunShellScript" --instance-ids $INSTANCE_ID --cli-input-json file://.gitlab/configureFeatureBase.json --profile $PROFILE
+    - aws ssm send-command --document-name "AWS-RunShellScript" --instance-ids $INSTANCE_ID --cli-input-json file://.gitlab/configureFeatureBase.json --profile $PROFILE --region us-east-2
     - sleep 120
   needs:
     job: