diff --git a/internal/db/storage/blob/s3/session/session.go b/internal/db/storage/blob/s3/session/session.go
index ac0082f171..02d87e038d 100644
--- a/internal/db/storage/blob/s3/session/session.go
+++ b/internal/db/storage/blob/s3/session/session.go
@@ -60,16 +60,12 @@ func New(opts ...Option) Session {
 }
 
 func (s *sess) Session() (*session.Session, error) {
-	cfg := aws.NewConfig()
+	cfg := aws.NewConfig().WithRegion(s.region)
 
 	if s.endpoint != "" {
 		cfg = cfg.WithEndpoint(s.endpoint)
 	}
 
-	if s.region != "" {
-		cfg = cfg.WithRegion(s.region)
-	}
-
 	if s.accessKey != "" && s.secretAccessKey != "" {
 		creds := credentials.NewStaticCredentials(
 			s.accessKey,