diff --git a/ses-domain/bin/move-to-production.sh b/ses-domain/bin/move-to-production.sh
index 16a13df..2ffd271 100644
--- a/ses-domain/bin/move-to-production.sh
+++ b/ses-domain/bin/move-to-production.sh
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ then
   exit 1
 fi
 
+if [[ -z $AWS_PROFILE ]] || [[ -z $AWS_DEFAULT_REGION ]
+then
+  echo "* missing AWS_PROFILE=$AWS_PROFILE or AWS_DEFAULT_REGION=$AWS_DEFAULT_REGION"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
 if [ -z $SES_USE_CASE_DESCRIPTION ]
 then
   SES_USE_CASE_DESCRIPTION="Used for alerting and notification from lambda and other applications to users within our own enterprise mail system"