diff --git a/flowlogs/main.tf b/flowlogs/main.tf
index f61c3d1..05467ca 100644
--- a/flowlogs/main.tf
+++ b/flowlogs/main.tf
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 locals {
   account_id          = var.account_id != "" ? var.account_id : data.aws_caller_identity.current.account_id
   account_environment = data.aws_arn.current.partition == "aws-us-gov" ? "gov" : "ew"
+  region              = data.aws_region.current.name
 
   base_tags = {
     "boc:tf_module_version" = local._module_version
@@ -148,7 +149,7 @@ data "template_file" "splunk_flowlog" {
   vars = {
     account_id          = local.account_id
     account_alias       = local.account_alias
-    region              = data.aws_region.current.name
+    region              = local.region
     flowlog_name        = aws_cloudwatch_log_group.flowlog.name
     flowlog_stream_name = local.flowlog_stream_name
     vpc_full_name       = var.vpc_full_name