diff --git a/test/lakefsfs_contract/docker-compose.yaml b/test/lakefsfs_contract/docker-compose.yaml
index 935f9518bd0..916bb024196 100644
--- a/test/lakefsfs_contract/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/test/lakefsfs_contract/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ services:
       - LAKEFS_BLOCKSTORE_S3_ENDPOINT=http://s3.local.lakefs.io:9000
       - LAKEFS_BLOCKSTORE_S3_FORCE_PATH_STYLE=true
       - LAKEFS_BLOCKSTORE_GS_CREDENTIALS_JSON
+      - LAKEFS_BLOCKSTORE_S3_REGION=us-east-1
     env_file:
       - tester.env
     entrypoint: ["/app/wait-for", "postgres:5432", "--", "/app/lakefs", "run"]