diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yaml b/.github/workflows/main.yaml
index 96c3171..972a8a0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yaml
@@ -31,4 +31,4 @@ jobs:
       - run: |
           sam deploy --no-confirm-changeset --no-fail-on-empty-changeset --resolve-s3 \
           --parameter-overrides \
-              UserPoolId=${{ secrets.USERPOOLID }}, ClientId=${{ secrets.CLIENTID }}, RegionName=us-east-1
+              UserPoolId=${{ secrets.USERPOOLID }}, ClientId=${{ secrets.CLIENTID }}, RegionName={{ secrets.REGION }}
diff --git a/template.yaml b/template.yaml
index ba4a211..56a9728 100644
--- a/template.yaml
+++ b/template.yaml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ Resources:
         Variables:
           UserPoolId: "default-userpool-id"
           ClientId: "default-client-id"
-          RegionName: !Ref RegionName
+          RegionName: "default-region-name"
 
 # Outputs:
 #   # ServerlessRestApi is an implicit API created out of Events key under Serverless::Function