diff --git a/src/emd/utils/decorators.py b/src/emd/utils/decorators.py
index f66b0934..0b8ede55 100644
--- a/src/emd/utils/decorators.py
+++ b/src/emd/utils/decorators.py
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ def inner(*args, **kwargs):
 @catch_aws_credential_errors
 def print_aws_profile():
     console = Console()
-    sts = boto3.client("sts")
+    sts = boto3.client("sts", region_name=get_current_region())
     response = sts.get_caller_identity()
     profile_name = os.environ.get("AWS_PROFILE","default")
     account_id = response["Account"]
diff --git a/src/emd/utils/upload_pipeline.py b/src/emd/utils/upload_pipeline.py
index c657abdf..4b5a728d 100644
--- a/src/emd/utils/upload_pipeline.py
+++ b/src/emd/utils/upload_pipeline.py
@@ -59,6 +59,6 @@ def upload_pipeline_source_to_s3(
         region
     )
     zip_buffer = ziped_pipeline()
-    s3 = boto3.client('s3')
+    s3 = boto3.client('s3', region_name=region)
     s3.upload_fileobj(zip_buffer, bucket, s3_key)
     return f"s3://{bucket}/{s3_key}"
diff --git a/src/pipeline/utils/aws_service_utils.py b/src/pipeline/utils/aws_service_utils.py
index 642b9bf5..db530f46 100644
--- a/src/pipeline/utils/aws_service_utils.py
+++ b/src/pipeline/utils/aws_service_utils.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import json
 import hashlib
 import boto3
+from emd.utils.aws_service_utils import get_current_region
 logger = get_logger(__name__)
 
 
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ def check_aws_environment():
     """
     try:
         # Try to create a boto3 client and make a simple API call
-        sts = boto3.client('sts')
+        sts = boto3.client("sts", region_name=get_current_region())
         response = sts.get_caller_identity()
         logger.info("AWS environment is properly configured.")
         account_id = response['Account']
diff --git a/src/pipeline/utils/common.py b/src/pipeline/utils/common.py
index 3093f369..2b9658ca 100644
--- a/src/pipeline/utils/common.py
+++ b/src/pipeline/utils/common.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import logging
 import argparse
 import boto3
+from emd.utils.aws_service_utils import get_current_region
 
 logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ def download_file_from_s3_by_s5cmd(s3_file_path, local_file_path):
 
 def upload_dir_to_s3(bucket_name, local_dir_name):
     logger.info(f"Uploading {local_dir_name} to {bucket_name} bucket")
-    s3 = boto3.client('s3')
+    s3 = boto3.client('s3', region_name=get_current_region())
     for root, dirs, files in os.walk(local_dir_name):
         for file in files:
             local_path = os.path.join(root, file)