diff --git a/config/environment.rb b/config/environment.rb
index b8401d16..e7e9d5f1 100755
--- a/config/environment.rb
+++ b/config/environment.rb
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ Config.schema do
 
   required(:aws).schema do
     # the region your AWS bucket is in
-    # required(:region).filled(:str?)
+    optional(:region).filled(:str?)
 
     # the name of your aws bucket
     required(:bucket).filled(:str?)