diff --git a/R/generate_forecast_score_arrow.R b/R/generate_forecast_score_arrow.R
index b2ba16c..53dcaf2 100644
--- a/R/generate_forecast_score_arrow.R
+++ b/R/generate_forecast_score_arrow.R
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ generate_forecast_score_arrow <- function(targets_df,
 arrow_env_vars <- function(){
   user_region <- Sys.getenv("AWS_DEFAULT_REGION")
   user_meta <- Sys.getenv("AWS_EC2_METADATA_DISABLED")
-  Sys.unsetenv("AWS_DEFAULT_REGION")
+  #Sys.unsetenv("AWS_DEFAULT_REGION")
+  Sys.setenv(AWS_DEFAULT_REGION="")
   Sys.setenv(AWS_EC2_METADATA_DISABLED="TRUE")
 
   list(user_region=user_region, user_meta = user_meta)