diff --git a/.buildkite/scripts/steps/integration_tests.sh b/.buildkite/scripts/steps/integration_tests.sh
index ea28f1f503d..98f300f3950 100755
--- a/.buildkite/scripts/steps/integration_tests.sh
+++ b/.buildkite/scripts/steps/integration_tests.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ DEV=true EXTERNAL=true SNAPSHOT=true PLATFORMS=linux/amd64,linux/arm64 PACKAGES=
 
 # Run integration tests
 set +e
-TEST_INTEG_CLEAN_ON_EXIT=true SNAPSHOT=true mage integration:test
+TEST_INTEG_AUTH_ESS_REGION=azure-eastus2 TEST_INTEG_CLEAN_ON_EXIT=true SNAPSHOT=true mage integration:test
 TESTS_EXIT_STATUS=$?
 set -e