diff --git a/src/main/java/gyro/aws/AwsResource.java b/src/main/java/gyro/aws/AwsResource.java
index 59a37e8f9..b9c0a028c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/gyro/aws/AwsResource.java
+++ b/src/main/java/gyro/aws/AwsResource.java
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ public static synchronized <T extends SdkClient> T createClient(Class<T> clientC
         }
 
         if (clientClass.getSimpleName().equals("IamClient")) {
-            region = "aws-global";
+            region = "us-east-1";
             endpoint = "https://iam.amazonaws.com";
 
         } else if (clientClass.getSimpleName().equals("GlobalAcceleratorClient")) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/gyro/aws/iam/InstanceProfileResource.java b/src/main/java/gyro/aws/iam/InstanceProfileResource.java
index 64f40688e..58b465d50 100644
--- a/src/main/java/gyro/aws/iam/InstanceProfileResource.java
+++ b/src/main/java/gyro/aws/iam/InstanceProfileResource.java
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ public void copyFrom(InstanceProfile instanceProfile) {
 
     @Override
     public boolean refresh() {
-        IamClient client = createClient(IamClient.class, "aws-global", "https://iam.amazonaws.com");
+        IamClient client = createClient(IamClient.class);
 
         GetInstanceProfileResponse response = client.getInstanceProfile(r -> r.instanceProfileName(getName()));
 
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ public boolean refresh() {
 
     @Override
     public void create(GyroUI ui, State state) {
-        IamClient client = createClient(IamClient.class, "aws-global", "https://iam.amazonaws.com");
+        IamClient client = createClient(IamClient.class);
 
         CreateInstanceProfileResponse response =
                 client.createInstanceProfile(r -> r.instanceProfileName(getName()).path(getPath()));
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ public void update(GyroUI ui, State state, Resource current, Set<String> changed
 
     @Override
     public void delete(GyroUI ui, State state) {
-        IamClient client = createClient(IamClient.class, "aws-global", "https://iam.amazonaws.com");
+        IamClient client = createClient(IamClient.class);
 
         if (getRole() != null) {
             client.removeRoleFromInstanceProfile(r -> r.roleName(getRole().getName()).instanceProfileName(getName()));
diff --git a/src/main/java/gyro/aws/iam/OpenIdConnectProviderResource.java b/src/main/java/gyro/aws/iam/OpenIdConnectProviderResource.java
index 09a2495bf..51320252d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/gyro/aws/iam/OpenIdConnectProviderResource.java
+++ b/src/main/java/gyro/aws/iam/OpenIdConnectProviderResource.java
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ public void setTags(Map<String, String> tags) {
 
     @Override
     public boolean refresh() {
-        IamClient client = createClient(IamClient.class, "aws-global", "https://iam.amazonaws.com");
+        IamClient client = createClient(IamClient.class);
 
         try {
             GetOpenIdConnectProviderResponse response = client.getOpenIDConnectProvider(r -> r.openIDConnectProviderArn(
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ public boolean refresh() {
 
     @Override
     public void create(GyroUI ui, State state) throws Exception {
-        IamClient client = createClient(IamClient.class, "aws-global", "https://iam.amazonaws.com");
+        IamClient client = createClient(IamClient.class);
 
         List<String> thumbPrints = new ArrayList<>(getThumbPrints());
         if (getAutogenThumbprint()) {
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ public void create(GyroUI ui, State state) throws Exception {
     public void update(
         GyroUI ui, State state, Resource current, Set<String> changedFieldNames) throws Exception {
 
-        IamClient client = createClient(IamClient.class, "aws-global", "https://iam.amazonaws.com");
+        IamClient client = createClient(IamClient.class);
 
         if (changedFieldNames.contains("thumb-prints")) {
             List<String> thumbPrints = new ArrayList<>(getThumbPrints());
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ public void update(
 
     @Override
     public void delete(GyroUI ui, State state) throws Exception {
-        IamClient client = createClient(IamClient.class, "aws-global", "https://iam.amazonaws.com");
+        IamClient client = createClient(IamClient.class);
 
         client.deleteOpenIDConnectProvider(r -> r.openIDConnectProviderArn(getArn()));
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/gyro/aws/iam/PolicyResource.java b/src/main/java/gyro/aws/iam/PolicyResource.java
index dc7169075..338ba50b6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/gyro/aws/iam/PolicyResource.java
+++ b/src/main/java/gyro/aws/iam/PolicyResource.java
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ public void setPolicyDocument(String policyDocument) {
 
     @Override
     public void copyFrom(Policy policy) {
-        IamClient client = createClient(IamClient.class, "aws-global", "https://iam.amazonaws.com");
+        IamClient client = createClient(IamClient.class);
 
         setName(policy.policyName());
         setDescription(policy.description());
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ public void copyFrom(Policy policy) {
 
     @Override
     public boolean refresh() {
-        IamClient client = createClient(IamClient.class, "aws-global", "https://iam.amazonaws.com");
+        IamClient client = createClient(IamClient.class);
 
         Policy policy = getPolicy(client);
 
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ public boolean refresh() {
 
     @Override
     public void create(GyroUI ui, State state) {
-        IamClient client = createClient(IamClient.class, "aws-global", "https://iam.amazonaws.com");
+        IamClient client = createClient(IamClient.class);
 
         CreatePolicyResponse response = client.createPolicy(
             r -> r.policyName(getName())
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ public void create(GyroUI ui, State state) {
 
     @Override
     public void update(GyroUI ui, State state, Resource current, Set<String> changedFieldNames) {
-        IamClient client = createClient(IamClient.class, "aws-global", "https://iam.amazonaws.com");
+        IamClient client = createClient(IamClient.class);
 
         List<PolicyVersion> policyVersions = client.listPolicyVersions(r -> r.policyArn(getArn())).versions();
 
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ public void update(GyroUI ui, State state, Resource current, Set<String> changed
 
     @Override
     public void delete(GyroUI ui, State state) {
-        IamClient client = createClient(IamClient.class, "aws-global", "https://iam.amazonaws.com");
+        IamClient client = createClient(IamClient.class);
 
         List<PolicyVersion> policyVersions = client.listPolicyVersions(r -> r.policyArn(getArn())).versions();
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/gyro/aws/iam/RoleInlinePolicyResource.java b/src/main/java/gyro/aws/iam/RoleInlinePolicyResource.java
index cac0592bf..c0268031d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/gyro/aws/iam/RoleInlinePolicyResource.java
+++ b/src/main/java/gyro/aws/iam/RoleInlinePolicyResource.java
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ public boolean refresh() {
 
     @Override
     public void create(GyroUI ui, State state) throws Exception {
-        IamClient client = createClient(IamClient.class, "aws-global", "https://iam.amazonaws.com");
+        IamClient client = createClient(IamClient.class);
 
         RoleResource roleResource = (RoleResource) parent();
 
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ public void create(GyroUI ui, State state) throws Exception {
 
     @Override
     public void update(GyroUI ui, State state, Resource current, Set<String> changedFieldNames) throws Exception {
-        IamClient client = createClient(IamClient.class, "aws-global", "https://iam.amazonaws.com");
+        IamClient client = createClient(IamClient.class);
 
         RoleResource roleResource = (RoleResource) parent();
 
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ public void update(GyroUI ui, State state, Resource current, Set<String> changed
 
     @Override
     public void delete(GyroUI ui, State state) throws Exception {
-        IamClient client = createClient(IamClient.class, "aws-global", "https://iam.amazonaws.com");
+        IamClient client = createClient(IamClient.class);
 
         RoleResource roleResource = (RoleResource) parent();
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/gyro/aws/iam/RoleResource.java b/src/main/java/gyro/aws/iam/RoleResource.java
index f22c60735..a3a05e978 100644
--- a/src/main/java/gyro/aws/iam/RoleResource.java
+++ b/src/main/java/gyro/aws/iam/RoleResource.java
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ public void setInlinePolicy(Set<RoleInlinePolicyResource> inlinePolicy) {
 
     @Override
     public void copyFrom(Role role) {
-        IamClient client = createClient(IamClient.class, "aws-global", "https://iam.amazonaws.com");
+        IamClient client = createClient(IamClient.class);
 
         setArn(role.arn());
         setName(role.roleName());
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ public void copyFrom(Role role) {
 
     @Override
     public boolean refresh() {
-        IamClient client = createClient(IamClient.class, "aws-global", "https://iam.amazonaws.com");
+        IamClient client = createClient(IamClient.class);
 
         Role role = getRole(client);
 
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ public boolean refresh() {
 
     @Override
     public Map<? extends Resource, Boolean> batchRefresh(List<? extends Resource> resources) {
-        IamClient client = createClient(IamClient.class, "aws-global", "https://iam.amazonaws.com");
+        IamClient client = createClient(IamClient.class);
         Map<RoleResource, Boolean> refreshStatus = new HashMap<>();
 
         List<Role> roles = getRoles(client);
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ public Map<? extends Resource, Boolean> batchRefresh(List<? extends Resource> re
 
     @Override
     public void create(GyroUI ui, State state) {
-        IamClient client = createClient(IamClient.class, "aws-global", "https://iam.amazonaws.com");
+        IamClient client = createClient(IamClient.class);
 
         CreateRoleResponse response = client.createRole(r -> r.assumeRolePolicyDocument(getAssumeRolePolicy())
                 .description(getDescription())
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ public void create(GyroUI ui, State state) {
 
     @Override
     public void update(GyroUI ui, State state, Resource current, Set<String> changedFieldNames) {
-        IamClient client = createClient(IamClient.class, "aws-global", "https://iam.amazonaws.com");
+        IamClient client = createClient(IamClient.class);
 
         client.updateAssumeRolePolicy(r -> r.policyDocument(PolicyResource.formatPolicy(getAssumeRolePolicy()))
                                             .roleName(getName()));
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ public void update(GyroUI ui, State state, Resource current, Set<String> changed
 
     @Override
     public void delete(GyroUI ui, State state) {
-        IamClient client = createClient(IamClient.class, "aws-global", "https://iam.amazonaws.com");
+        IamClient client = createClient(IamClient.class);
 
         ListAttachedRolePoliciesResponse response = client.listAttachedRolePolicies(r -> r.roleName(getName()));
         for (AttachedPolicy policies : response.attachedPolicies()) {