diff --git a/aws-event-triggering/s3-notification-triggers.sh b/aws-event-triggering/s3-notification-triggers.sh
index 1c293f6..6e320e7 100755
--- a/aws-event-triggering/s3-notification-triggers.sh
+++ b/aws-event-triggering/s3-notification-triggers.sh
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ aws iam attach-role-policy --role-name $role_name --policy-arn arn:aws:iam::aws:
 aws iam attach-role-policy --role-name $role_name --policy-arn arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AmazonSNSFullAccess
 
 # Create the S3 bucket and capture the output in a variable
-bucket_output=$(aws s3api create-bucket --bucket "$bucket_name" --region "$aws_region")
+bucket_output=$(aws s3api create-bucket --bucket "$bucket_name" --region "$aws_region" --create-bucket-configuration LocationConstraint=$aws_region)
 
 # Print the output from the variable
 echo "Bucket creation output: $bucket_output"