diff --git a/rowsandall_app/settings_dev.py b/rowsandall_app/settings_dev.py
index 402beaf2..ab878ab7 100644
--- a/rowsandall_app/settings_dev.py
+++ b/rowsandall_app/settings_dev.py
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ SITE_URL = "http://localhost:8000"
 
 EMAIL_BACKEND = 'django_ses.SESBackend'
 
-AWS_SES_REGION_NAME = 'us-west-2'
-AWS_SES_REGION_ENDPOINT = 'email.us-west-2.amazonaws.com'
+AWS_SES_REGION_NAME = 'eu-west-1'
+AWS_SES_REGION_ENDPOINT = 'email.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com'
 
 EMAIL_HOST = CFG['aws_smtp']
 EMAIL_PORT = CFG['aws_port']