diff --git a/aws/src/test/java/org/apache/iceberg/aws/s3/MinioHelper.java b/aws/src/test/java/org/apache/iceberg/aws/s3/MinioHelper.java
index 37814af513b9..a6224eeee7df 100644
--- a/aws/src/test/java/org/apache/iceberg/aws/s3/MinioHelper.java
+++ b/aws/src/test/java/org/apache/iceberg/aws/s3/MinioHelper.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 import software.amazon.awssdk.auth.credentials.AwsBasicCredentials;
 import software.amazon.awssdk.auth.credentials.AwsCredentials;
 import software.amazon.awssdk.auth.credentials.StaticCredentialsProvider;
+import software.amazon.awssdk.regions.Region;
 import software.amazon.awssdk.services.s3.S3Client;
 import software.amazon.awssdk.services.s3.S3ClientBuilder;
 
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ public static S3Client createS3Client(MinIOContainer container) {
             AwsBasicCredentials.create(container.getUserName(), container.getPassword())));
     builder.applyMutation(mutator -> mutator.endpointOverride(URI.create(container.getS3URL())));
     builder.forcePathStyle(true);
+    builder.region(Region.US_EAST_1);
     return builder.build();
   }