diff --git a/config/initializers/db2fog.rb b/config/initializers/db2fog.rb
index 25170029cd..ba5b9c7e1d 100644
--- a/config/initializers/db2fog.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/db2fog.rb
@@ -8,4 +8,8 @@ DB2Fog.config = {
     :provider              => 'AWS'
 }
 
-DB2Fog.config[:region] = ENV['S3_REGION'] if ENV['S3_REGION']
+region = ENV['S3_BACKUPS_REGION'] || ENV['S3_REGION']
+
+# If no region is defined we leave this config key undefined (instead of nil),
+# so that db2fog correctly applies it's default
+DB2Fog.config[:region] = region if region