diff --git a/app/portainer/views/settings/settings.html b/app/portainer/views/settings/settings.html
index ba35be009..03f131062 100644
--- a/app/portainer/views/settings/settings.html
+++ b/app/portainer/views/settings/settings.html
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@
                 <input
                   type="text"
                   class="form-control"
-                  placeholder="us-west-1"
+                  placeholder="default region is us-east-1 if left empty"
                   id="region"
                   name="region"
                   ng-model="formValues.region"