diff --git a/tests/meta.py b/tests/meta.py
index 4488236..b464a18 100644
--- a/tests/meta.py
+++ b/tests/meta.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 def dynamodb_table_meta(table_suffix):
     class Meta:
+        region = os.getenv("DYNAMODB_REGION", "us-east-1")
         host = os.getenv("DYNAMODB_URL", "http://localhost:8000")
         table_name = f"pynamodb-attributes-{table_suffix}"
         read_capacity_units = 10