diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index f2f75fe95..7d8fa3054 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           aws-access-key-id: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
           aws-secret-access-key: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
-          aws-region: ${{ secrets.AWS_REGION }}
+          aws-region:  us-east-2
       - name: Start EC2 runner
         id: start-ec2-runner
         uses: machulav/ec2-github-runner@v2
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           aws-access-key-id: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
           aws-secret-access-key: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
-          aws-region: ${{ secrets.AWS_REGION }}
+          aws-region:  us-east-2 
       - name: Stop EC2 runner
         uses: machulav/ec2-github-runner@v2
         with: