diff --git a/crates/avatars/src/cleanup.rs b/crates/avatars/src/cleanup.rs
index cbf5ef1e..48b25f98 100644
--- a/crates/avatars/src/cleanup.rs
+++ b/crates/avatars/src/cleanup.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
 
     let bucket = {
         let region = s3::Region::Custom {
-            region: "s3".to_string(),
+            region: "auto".to_string(),
             endpoint: config.s3.endpoint.to_string(),
         };
 
diff --git a/crates/avatars/src/main.rs b/crates/avatars/src/main.rs
index 863619d6..c8399086 100644
--- a/crates/avatars/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/avatars/src/main.rs
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
 
     let bucket = {
         let region = s3::Region::Custom {
-            region: "s3".to_string(),
+            region: "auto".to_string(),
             endpoint: config.s3.endpoint.to_string(),
         };