diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2c6a433..5d6641d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ Below are the command line arguments to the program (which can be displayed usin
         Duration of each test in seconds (default 60)
   -l int
         Number of times to repeat test (default 1)
+  -r string
+        AWS region (default "us-east-1")
   -s string
         Secret key
   -t int
@@ -57,13 +59,19 @@ writes all results to the log file benchmark.log.
 ```
 ubuntu:~/s3-benchmark$ ./s3-benchmark.ubuntu -a MY-ACCESS-KEY -b jeff-s3-benchmark -s MY-SECRET-KEY -t 10 
 Wasabi benchmark program v2.0
-Parameters: url=http://s3.wasabisys.com, bucket=jeff-s3-benchmark, duration=60, threads=10, loops=1, size=1M
+Parameters: url=http://s3.wasabisys.com, bucket=jeff-s3-benchmark, region=us-east-1, duration=60, threads=10, loops=1, size=1M
 Loop 1: PUT time 60.1 secs, objects = 5484, speed = 91.3MB/sec, 91.3 operations/sec.
 Loop 1: GET time 60.1 secs, objects = 5483, speed = 91.3MB/sec, 91.3 operations/sec.
 Loop 1: DELETE time 1.9 secs, 2923.4 deletes/sec.
 Benchmark completed.
 ```
 
-# Note
-Your performance testing benchmark results may vary most often because of limitations of your network connection to the cloud storage provider.  Wasabi performance claims are tested under conditions that remove any latency (which can be shown using the ping command) and bandwidth bottlenecks that restrict how fast data can be moved.  For more information,
-contact Wasabi technical support (support@wasabi.com).
+# Notes
+* If specifying the region ("-r") with AWS, the URL ("-s") should be specified as such:
+```
+s3-benchmark -u https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com -r us-west-2 <other options>
+s3-benchmark -u https://s3-eu-central-1.amazonaws.com -r eu-central-1 <other options>
+```
+
+* Your performance testing benchmark results may vary most often because of limitations of your network connection to the cloud storage provider.  Wasabi performance claims are tested under conditions that remove any latency (which can be shown using the ping command) and bandwidth bottlenecks that restrict how fast data can be moved.  For more information, contact Wasabi technical support (support@wasabi.com).
+
diff --git a/s3-benchmark.go b/s3-benchmark.go
index 126b921..52a6c58 100644
--- a/s3-benchmark.go
+++ b/s3-benchmark.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws/credentials"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws/session"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/s3"
-	"github.com/pivotal-golang/bytefmt"
+	"code.cloudfoundry.org/bytefmt"
 	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"log"
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // Global variables
-var access_key, secret_key, url_host, bucket string
+var access_key, secret_key, url_host, bucket, region string
 var duration_secs, threads, loops int
 var object_size uint64
 var object_data []byte
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func getS3Client() *s3.S3 {
 	loglevel := aws.LogOff
 	// Build the rest of the configuration
 	awsConfig := &aws.Config{
-		Region:               aws.String("us-east-1"),
+		Region:               aws.String(region),
 		Endpoint:             aws.String(url_host),
 		Credentials:          creds,
 		LogLevel:             &loglevel,
@@ -98,7 +98,10 @@ func createBucket() {
 	// Get a client
 	client := getS3Client()
 	// Create our bucket (may already exist without error)
-	in := &s3.CreateBucketInput{Bucket: aws.String(bucket)}
+	in := &s3.CreateBucketInput{
+		Bucket: aws.String(bucket),
+		CreateBucketConfiguration: &s3.CreateBucketConfiguration{LocationConstraint: aws.String(region),},
+	}
 	if _, err := client.CreateBucket(in); err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("FATAL: Unable to create bucket %s (is your access and secret correct?): %v", bucket, err)
 	}
@@ -274,6 +277,7 @@ func main() {
 	myflag.StringVar(&secret_key, "s", "", "Secret key")
 	myflag.StringVar(&url_host, "u", "http://s3.wasabisys.com", "URL for host with method prefix")
 	myflag.StringVar(&bucket, "b", "wasabi-benchmark-bucket", "Bucket for testing")
+	myflag.StringVar(&region, "r", "us-east-1", "AWS region")
 	myflag.IntVar(&duration_secs, "d", 60, "Duration of each test in seconds")
 	myflag.IntVar(&threads, "t", 1, "Number of threads to run")
 	myflag.IntVar(&loops, "l", 1, "Number of times to repeat test")
@@ -296,8 +300,8 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	// Echo the parameters
-	logit(fmt.Sprintf("Parameters: url=%s, bucket=%s, duration=%d, threads=%d, loops=%d, size=%s",
-		url_host, bucket, duration_secs, threads, loops, sizeArg))
+	logit(fmt.Sprintf("Parameters: url=%s, bucket=%s, region=%s, duration=%d, threads=%d, loops=%d, size=%s",
+		url_host, bucket, region, duration_secs, threads, loops, sizeArg))
 
 	// Initialize data for the bucket
 	object_data = make([]byte, object_size)