diff --git a/packages/serverless-offline-sqs/src/sqs.js b/packages/serverless-offline-sqs/src/sqs.js
index 6bd9b347..eb2eb16e 100644
--- a/packages/serverless-offline-sqs/src/sqs.js
+++ b/packages/serverless-offline-sqs/src/sqs.js
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class SQS {
         try {
           const lambdaFunction = this.lambda.get(functionKey);
 
-          const event = new SQSEvent(Messages, this.region, arn);
+          const event = new SQSEvent(Messages, this.options.region, arn);
           lambdaFunction.setEvent(event);
 
           await lambdaFunction.runHandler();