diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
index 670ee8f..ea00510 100644
--- a/main.tf
+++ b/main.tf
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ data "aws_ecr_authorization_token" "token" {}
 
 locals {
   repo_parent_name = format("%v", var.application_name)
-  region           = var.region == null ? data.aws_region.current.name : var.region
+  region           = var.region == null ? data.aws_region.current.id : var.region
 
   account_ecr_registry = format("%v.dkr.ecr.%v.amazonaws.com", local.account_id, local.region)
   account_ecr          = format("%v/%v", local.account_ecr_registry, local.repo_parent_name)