diff --git a/bin/validate-template.js b/bin/validate-template.js
index dd3e807..d852d21 100755
--- a/bin/validate-template.js
+++ b/bin/validate-template.js
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@
 
 var cloudfriend = require('..');
 var templatePath = process.argv[2];
+var region = process.argv[3] || 'us-east-1';
 
-cloudfriend.validate(templatePath, 'us-east-1')
+cloudfriend.validate(templatePath, region)
   .then(function() {
     console.log('✔ valid');
   }).catch(function(err) {