diff --git a/docs/source/deploying/configuration.rst b/docs/source/deploying/configuration.rst
index a6b8a491..b593b82f 100644
--- a/docs/source/deploying/configuration.rst
+++ b/docs/source/deploying/configuration.rst
@@ -163,14 +163,14 @@ Quetz can store packages in Google Cloud Storage. To configure, use the followin
     bucket_prefix="..."
     bucket_suffix="..."
     cache_timeout="..."
-    bucket_location="..."
+    region="..."
 
 :project: The Google Cloud Project ID to work under
 :token: A token to pass the `gcsfs`. See the `gcsfs documention <https://gcsfs.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index.html#credentials>`_ for valid values.
 :bucket_prefix:
 :bucket_suffix: channel buckets on GCS are created with the following semantics: ``{bucket_prefix}{channel_name}{bucket_suffix}``
 :cache_timeout: Timeout in s after which local GCS cache entries are invalidated. Set to a value <=0 to disable caching completely. Default is that entries are never invalidated.
-:bucket_location: Location where new buckets are created. You can find a list of available locations here: https://cloud.google.com/storage/docs/locations#available-locations.
+:region: Location where new buckets are created. You can find a list of available locations here: https://cloud.google.com/storage/docs/locations#available-locations.
 
 ``local_store`` section
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
diff --git a/quetz/config.py b/quetz/config.py
index c1ef2446..a16fc202 100644
--- a/quetz/config.py
+++ b/quetz/config.py
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ class Config:
                 ConfigEntry("bucket_prefix", str, default=""),
                 ConfigEntry("bucket_suffix", str, default=""),
                 ConfigEntry("cache_timeout", int, default=None),
-                ConfigEntry("bucket_location", str, default=None),
+                ConfigEntry("region", str, default=None),
             ],
             required=False,
         ),
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ def get_package_store(self) -> pkgstores.PackageStore:
                     'bucket_prefix': self.gcs_bucket_prefix,
                     'bucket_suffix': self.gcs_bucket_suffix,
                     'cache_timeout': self.gcs_cache_timeout,
-                    'bucket_location': self.bucket_location,
+                    'region': self.region,
                 }
             )
         else:
diff --git a/quetz/pkgstores.py b/quetz/pkgstores.py
index 13933c11..3cfec969 100644
--- a/quetz/pkgstores.py
+++ b/quetz/pkgstores.py
@@ -559,13 +559,13 @@ def __init__(self, config):
         self.project = config.get("project")
         self.token = config.get("token")
         self.cache_timeout = config.get("cache_timeout")
-        self.bucket_location = config.get("bucket_location")
+        self.region = config.get("region")
 
         self.fs = gcsfs.GCSFileSystem(
             project=self.project,
             token=self.token if self.token else None,
             cache_timeout=self.cache_timeout,
-            default_location=self.bucket_location,
+            default_location=self.region,
         )
 
         self.bucket_prefix = config['bucket_prefix']