diff --git a/config.yml b/config.yml
index d829cbd7..dcf91676 100644
--- a/config.yml
+++ b/config.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version: "2"
 
 services:
   reverse-proxy:
-    image: traefik:v2.2.1
+    image: traefik:v2.9
     container_name: traefik.sphinx
     restart: unless-stopped
     networks:
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ services:
       # So that Traefik can listen to the Docker events
       - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock
       - /home/admin/letsencrypt:/letsencrypt
+    environment:
+      - AWS_REGION=$AWS_REGION
     logging:
       options:
         max-size: 10m
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 6782d82b..42bf13a4 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 services:
   load_balancer:
-    image: traefik:v2.2.1
+    image: traefik:v2.9
     container_name: load_balancer
     restart: unless-stopped
     networks:
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ services:
       # So that Traefik can listen to the Docker events
       - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock
       - /home/admin/letsencrypt:/letsencrypt
+    environment:
+      - AWS_REGION=$AWS_REGION
     logging:
       options:
         max-size: 10m
diff --git a/second-brain.yml b/second-brain.yml
index f765ce25..b85b8ac4 100644
--- a/second-brain.yml
+++ b/second-brain.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version: "2"
 
 services:
   load_balancer:
-    image: traefik:v2.2.1
+    image: traefik:v2.9
     container_name: load_balancer
     restart: unless-stopped
     networks:
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ services:
       # So that Traefik can listen to the Docker events
       - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock
       - /home/admin/letsencrypt:/letsencrypt
+    environment:
+      - AWS_REGION=$AWS_REGION
     logging:
       options:
         max-size: 10m
diff --git a/sphinx.yml b/sphinx.yml
index b9fb8455..c5844d85 100644
--- a/sphinx.yml
+++ b/sphinx.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version: "2"
 
 services:
   reverse-proxy:
-    image: traefik:v2.2.1
+    image: traefik:v2.9
     container_name: traefik.sphinx
     restart: unless-stopped
     networks:
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ services:
       # So that Traefik can listen to the Docker events
       - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock
       - /home/admin/letsencrypt:/letsencrypt
+    environment:
+      - AWS_REGION=$AWS_REGION
     logging:
       options:
         max-size: 10m
diff --git a/sphinxv2.yml b/sphinxv2.yml
index ccd0e286..99d901b9 100644
--- a/sphinxv2.yml
+++ b/sphinxv2.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version: "2"
 
 services:
   reverse-proxy:
-    image: traefik:v2.2.1
+    image: traefik:v2.9
     container_name: traefik.sphinx
     restart: unless-stopped
     networks:
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ services:
       # So that Traefik can listen to the Docker events
       - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock
       - /home/admin/letsencrypt:/letsencrypt
+    environment:
+      - AWS_REGION=$AWS_REGION
     logging:
       options:
         max-size: 10m
diff --git a/src/images/traefik.rs b/src/images/traefik.rs
index 0f95a598..5ce6a567 100644
--- a/src/images/traefik.rs
+++ b/src/images/traefik.rs
@@ -47,9 +47,17 @@ ulimits:
         hard: 1000000
 */
 
+fn _aws_env() -> Option<Vec<String>> {
+    let aws_region = std::env::var("AWS_REGION");
+    if let Err(_) = aws_region {
+        return None;
+    }
+    Some(vec![format!("AWS_REGION={}", aws_region.unwrap())])
+}
+
 fn _traefik(img: &TraefikImage) -> Config<String> {
     let name = img.name.clone();
-    let image = "traefik:v2.2.1";
+    let image = "traefik:v2.9";
     let mut ports = vec!["80", "443"];
     let insecure = match std::env::var("TRAEFIK_INSECURE") {
         Ok(_) => true,
@@ -87,6 +95,12 @@ fn _traefik(img: &TraefikImage) -> Config<String> {
     }
     let add_ulimits = true;
     let add_log_limit = true;
+    let awsenv = _aws_env();
+    if let Some(ae) = &awsenv {
+        log::info!("traefik: using AWS REGION env {:?}", ae.get(0));
+    } else {
+        log::error!("traefik: MISSING AWS REGION ENV!");
+    }
 
     log::error!("traefik: MISSING AWS ENV!");
 
@@ -99,7 +113,7 @@ fn _traefik(img: &TraefikImage) -> Config<String> {
             add_ulimits,
             add_log_limit,
         ),
-        env: None,
+        env: awsenv,
         cmd: Some(strarr(cmd)),
         ..Default::default()
     }
diff --git a/superadmin.yml b/superadmin.yml
index 26f80296..43138e0c 100644
--- a/superadmin.yml
+++ b/superadmin.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version: "2"
 
 services:
   load_balancer:
-    image: traefik:v2.2.1
+    image: traefik:v2.9
     container_name: load_balancer
     restart: unless-stopped
     networks:
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ services:
       # So that Traefik can listen to the Docker events
       - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock
       - /home/admin/letsencrypt:/letsencrypt
+    environment:
+      - AWS_REGION=$AWS_REGION
     logging:
       options:
         max-size: 10m