diff --git a/aws/config.go b/aws/config.go
index 4a3a56a7075..ace10ecba6c 100644
--- a/aws/config.go
+++ b/aws/config.go
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ func (c *Config) Client() (interface{}, error) {
 		fsxconn:                             fsx.New(sess.Copy(&aws.Config{Endpoint: aws.String(c.Endpoints["fsx"])})),
 		gameliftconn:                        gamelift.New(sess.Copy(&aws.Config{Endpoint: aws.String(c.Endpoints["gamelift"])})),
 		glacierconn:                         glacier.New(sess.Copy(&aws.Config{Endpoint: aws.String(c.Endpoints["glacier"])})),
-		globalacceleratorconn:               globalaccelerator.New(sess.Copy(&aws.Config{Endpoint: aws.String(c.Endpoints["globalaccelerator"])})),
+		globalacceleratorconn:               globalaccelerator.New(sess.Copy(&aws.Config{Region: aws.String("us-west-2"), Endpoint: aws.String(c.Endpoints["globalaccelerator"])})),
 		glueconn:                            glue.New(sess.Copy(&aws.Config{Endpoint: aws.String(c.Endpoints["glue"])})),
 		guarddutyconn:                       guardduty.New(sess.Copy(&aws.Config{Endpoint: aws.String(c.Endpoints["guardduty"])})),
 		iamconn:                             iam.New(sess.Copy(&aws.Config{Endpoint: aws.String(c.Endpoints["iam"])})),
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ func (c *Config) Client() (interface{}, error) {
 		serverlessapplicationrepositoryconn: serverlessapplicationrepository.New(sess.Copy(&aws.Config{Endpoint: aws.String(c.Endpoints["serverlessrepo"])})),
 		sesConn:                             ses.New(sess.Copy(&aws.Config{Endpoint: aws.String(c.Endpoints["ses"])})),
 		sfnconn:                             sfn.New(sess.Copy(&aws.Config{Endpoint: aws.String(c.Endpoints["stepfunctions"])})),
-		shieldconn:                          shield.New(sess.Copy(&aws.Config{Endpoint: aws.String(c.Endpoints["shield"])})),
+		shieldconn:                          shield.New(sess.Copy(&aws.Config{Region: aws.String("us-east-1"), Endpoint: aws.String(c.Endpoints["shield"])})),
 		simpledbconn:                        simpledb.New(sess.Copy(&aws.Config{Endpoint: aws.String(c.Endpoints["sdb"])})),
 		snsconn:                             sns.New(sess.Copy(&aws.Config{Endpoint: aws.String(c.Endpoints["sns"])})),
 		sqsconn:                             sqs.New(sess.Copy(&aws.Config{Endpoint: aws.String(c.Endpoints["sqs"])})),