diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
index 447290b..767a97e 100644
--- a/main.tf
+++ b/main.tf
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ terraform {
   required_version = ">= 0.9.0"
 }
 
+provider "aws" {
+  region = "${var.region}"
+}
+
 data "aws_caller_identity" "current" {}
 
 resource "aws_dynamodb_table" "tf_backend_state_lock_table" {
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index 3f9b562..40a4d5e 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+variable "region" {
+  type = "string"
+  description = "AWS region"
+}
+
 variable "backend_bucket" {}
 
 variable "dynamodb_lock_table_enabled" {