diff --git a/.github/workflows/load_test.yaml b/.github/workflows/load_test.yaml
index 4789059b..fd22e395 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/load_test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/load_test.yaml
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ jobs:
       - load-tests
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
-      AWS_REGION: us-east-1
+      AWS_REGION: eu-central-1
     if: ${{ always() }} # required to stop the runner even if the error happened in the previous jobs
     steps:
       - name: Configure AWS credentials