diff --git a/api/chalicelib/core/log_tool_newrelic.py b/api/chalicelib/core/log_tool_newrelic.py
index 1eb23c6aae..c25e2d15dc 100644
--- a/api/chalicelib/core/log_tool_newrelic.py
+++ b/api/chalicelib/core/log_tool_newrelic.py
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ def get(project_id):
 
 def update(tenant_id, project_id, changes):
     options = {}
-    if "region" in changes and len(changes["region"]) == 0:
-        options["region"] = "US"
+    if "region" in changes:
+        options["region"] = changes["region"]
     if "applicationId" in changes:
         options["applicationId"] = changes["applicationId"]
     if "xQueryKey" in changes:
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@ def update(tenant_id, project_id, changes):
 
 
 def add(tenant_id, project_id, application_id, x_query_key, region):
-    if region is None or len(region) == 0:
-        region = "US"
+    # region=False => US; region=True => EU
     options = {"applicationId": application_id, "xQueryKey": x_query_key, "region": region}
     return log_tools.add(project_id=project_id, integration=IN_TY, options=options)
 
diff --git a/api/schemas/schemas.py b/api/schemas/schemas.py
index 00a693fb70..25d315c7b2 100644
--- a/api/schemas/schemas.py
+++ b/api/schemas/schemas.py
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ class IntegartionStackdriverSchema(IntegrationBase):
 class IntegrationNewrelicSchema(IntegrationBase):
     application_id: str = Field(...)
     x_query_key: str = Field(...)
-    region: str = Field(...)
+    region: bool = Field(default=False)
 
 
 class IntegrationRollbarSchema(IntegrationBase):
@@ -1587,5 +1587,3 @@ class TagCreate(TagUpdate):
     selector: str = Field(..., min_length=1, max_length=255)
     ignoreClickRage: bool = Field(default=False)
     ignoreDeadClick: bool = Field(default=False)
-
-