diff --git a/common/aws/auth/auth_static.go b/common/aws/auth/auth_static.go
index 13f24a543..0bfc0f49f 100644
--- a/common/aws/auth/auth_static.go
+++ b/common/aws/auth/auth_static.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func newAuthStatic(ctx context.Context, opts Options, configOpts []func(*config.
 	}
 
 	switch {
-	case static.AccessKey != "" && static.SecretKey != "" && static.SessionToken != "":
+	case static.AccessKey != "" && static.SecretKey != "":
 		static.ProviderType = StaticProviderTypeStatic
 		static.CredentialProvider = credentials.NewStaticCredentialsProvider(opts.AccessKey, opts.SecretKey,
 			opts.SessionToken)
diff --git a/common/aws/config.go b/common/aws/config.go
index df61f7443..7e4acdfed 100644
--- a/common/aws/config.go
+++ b/common/aws/config.go
@@ -54,6 +54,13 @@ func NewConfig(ctx context.Context, authOptions auth.Options, opts ...ConfigOpti
 		)
 	}
 
+	if authOptions.Region != "" {
+		configLoadOptions = append(
+			configLoadOptions,
+			config.WithRegion(authOptions.Region),
+		)
+	}
+
 	if options.HTTPClient != nil {
 		configLoadOptions = append(
 			configLoadOptions,