diff --git a/server/src/functions/permanent_data/permanent_data.py b/server/src/functions/permanent_data/permanent_data.py
index b204f77..b0f2190 100644
--- a/server/src/functions/permanent_data/permanent_data.py
+++ b/server/src/functions/permanent_data/permanent_data.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor
 session = requests.Session()
 
 # Setup DynamoDB client for Lambda
+os.environ.setdefault('AWS_DEFAULT_REGION', 'us-east-1')
 dynamodb = boto3.resource("dynamodb")
 table_name = os.environ.get("DYNAMODB_TABLE", "permanent_data")
 table = dynamodb.Table(table_name)
@@ -208,4 +209,4 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
         for future in futures:
             data.extend(future.result())
 
-    print(json.dumps(data))
\ No newline at end of file
+    print(json.dumps(data))
diff --git a/server/src/functions/return_all_data/lambda_function.py b/server/src/functions/return_all_data/lambda_function.py
index 614babb..198198b 100644
--- a/server/src/functions/return_all_data/lambda_function.py
+++ b/server/src/functions/return_all_data/lambda_function.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import os
 import boto3
 from boto3.dynamodb.conditions import Key, Attr
 
+os.environ.setdefault('AWS_DEFAULT_REGION', 'us-east-1')
 dynamodb = boto3.resource('dynamodb')
 
 def lambda_handler(event, context):
diff --git a/server/src/functions/return_newest_data/lambda_function.py b/server/src/functions/return_newest_data/lambda_function.py
index 2cc0e88..82d1c7f 100644
--- a/server/src/functions/return_newest_data/lambda_function.py
+++ b/server/src/functions/return_newest_data/lambda_function.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import json
 import os
 from boto3.dynamodb.conditions import Key, Attr
 
+os.environ.setdefault('AWS_DEFAULT_REGION', 'us-east-1')
 dynamodb = boto3.resource('dynamodb')
 gsi_name = "objectType-index"
 
diff --git a/server/src/functions/transient_data/transient_data.py b/server/src/functions/transient_data/transient_data.py
index 932a853..ef7c4ec 100644
--- a/server/src/functions/transient_data/transient_data.py
+++ b/server/src/functions/transient_data/transient_data.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor
 session = requests.Session()
 
 # Setup DynamoDB client
+os.environ.setdefault('AWS_DEFAULT_REGION', 'us-east-1')
 dynamodb = boto3.resource("dynamodb")
 table_name = os.environ.get("DYNAMODB_TABLE", "transient_data")
 table = dynamodb.Table(table_name)
@@ -224,4 +225,4 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
         for future in futures:
             data.extend(future.result())
 
-    print(json.dumps(data))
\ No newline at end of file
+    print(json.dumps(data))