diff --git a/dnsapi/dns_aws.sh b/dnsapi/dns_aws.sh
index 14a4594d..66f2321d 100755
--- a/dnsapi/dns_aws.sh
+++ b/dnsapi/dns_aws.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #All `_sleep` commands are included to avoid Route53 throttling, see
 #https://docs.aws.amazon.com/Route53/latest/DeveloperGuide/DNSLimitations.html#limits-api-requests
 
-AWS_HOST="route53.amazonaws.com"
+AWS_HOST="${AWS_HOST:-route53.amazonaws.com}"
 AWS_URL="https://$AWS_HOST"
 
 AWS_WIKI="https://github.com/acmesh-official/acme.sh/wiki/How-to-use-Amazon-Route53-API"
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ aws_rest() {
   RequestDateOnly="$(echo "$RequestDate" | cut -c 1-8)"
   _debug2 RequestDateOnly "$RequestDateOnly"
 
-  Region="us-east-1"
+  Region="${Region:-us-east-1}"
   Service="route53"
 
   CredentialScope="$RequestDateOnly/$Region/$Service/aws4_request"