diff --git a/spire/templates/apps/dovetail-router.yml b/spire/templates/apps/dovetail-router.yml
index 2b7c47e1..ef1b59b7 100644
--- a/spire/templates/apps/dovetail-router.yml
+++ b/spire/templates/apps/dovetail-router.yml
@@ -787,6 +787,8 @@ Resources:
               Value: !Ref EnvironmentTypeAbbreviation
             - Name: AWS_DEFAULT_REGION
               Value: !Ref AWS::Region
+            - Name: AWS_REGION
+              Value: !Ref AWS::Region
             - Name: REDIS_HOST
               Value: !Ref SharedRedisReplicationGroupEndpointAddress
             - Name: REDIS_PORT