diff --git a/examples/complete/README.md b/examples/complete/README.md
index e2e7bb2e..a2cfccc7 100644
--- a/examples/complete/README.md
+++ b/examples/complete/README.md
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ This examples handles the provisioning of a new Secrets Manager instance.
 | <a name="input_en_region"></a> [en\_region](#input\_en\_region) | Region where event notification will be created | `string` | `"au-syd"` | no |
 | <a name="input_ibmcloud_api_key"></a> [ibmcloud\_api\_key](#input\_ibmcloud\_api\_key) | The IBM Cloud API key this account authenticates to | `string` | n/a | yes |
 | <a name="input_prefix"></a> [prefix](#input\_prefix) | Prefix for sm instance | `string` | `"sm-com"` | no |
-| <a name="input_region"></a> [region](#input\_region) | Region where resources will be created | `string` | `"us-east"` | no |
+| <a name="input_region"></a> [region](#input\_region) | Region where resources will be created | `string` | `"au-syd"` | no |
 | <a name="input_resource_group"></a> [resource\_group](#input\_resource\_group) | An existing resource group name to use for this example, if unset a new resource group will be created | `string` | `null` | no |
 | <a name="input_resource_tags"></a> [resource\_tags](#input\_resource\_tags) | Optional list of tags to be added to created resources | `list(string)` | `[]` | no |
 | <a name="input_sm_service_plan"></a> [sm\_service\_plan](#input\_sm\_service\_plan) | The Secrets Manager service plan to provision | `string` | `"trial"` | no |
diff --git a/examples/complete/variables.tf b/examples/complete/variables.tf
index 69577ea4..09fd34cd 100644
--- a/examples/complete/variables.tf
+++ b/examples/complete/variables.tf
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ variable "sm_service_plan" {
 variable "region" {
   type        = string
   description = "Region where resources will be created"
-  default     = "us-east"
+  default     = "au-syd"
 }
 
 variable "resource_group" {
diff --git a/examples/fscloud/variables.tf b/examples/fscloud/variables.tf
index fc1b8e37..7bd97882 100644
--- a/examples/fscloud/variables.tf
+++ b/examples/fscloud/variables.tf
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ variable "prefix" {
 variable "region" {
   type        = string
   description = "Region where resources will be created"
-  default     = "us-south"
+  default     = "au-syd"
 }
 
 variable "resource_group" {
diff --git a/tests/other_test.go b/tests/other_test.go
index ee1f0a4c..81139f14 100644
--- a/tests/other_test.go
+++ b/tests/other_test.go
@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@ import (
 func TestRunBasicExample(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
+	var validRegions = []string{
+		"eu-de",
+		"eu-gb",
+		"au-syd",
+	}
+
 	options := testhelper.TestOptionsDefaultWithVars(&testhelper.TestOptions{
 		Testing:      t,
 		TerraformDir: "examples/basic",
diff --git a/tests/pr_test.go b/tests/pr_test.go
index 0e4e6459..eaf7ee32 100644
--- a/tests/pr_test.go
+++ b/tests/pr_test.go
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ var permanentResources map[string]interface{}
 // Current supported Event Notification regions
 var validRegions = []string{
 	// "us-south", # do not run secrets manager tests in us regions
-	"eu-de",
-	"eu-gb",
-	"au-syd",
+	// "eu-de",
+	// "eu-gb",
+	"au-syd", // all tests using KMS should avoid dallas and EU regions https://github.ibm.com/GoldenEye/issues/issues/12725
 }
 
 // TestMain will be run before any parallel tests, used to read data from yaml for use with tests