diff --git a/terraform/main.tf b/terraform/main.tf
index 324ba0142..50c522ec4 100644
--- a/terraform/main.tf
+++ b/terraform/main.tf
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ resource "aws_security_group" "ecs_tasks" {
 
 # RDS Database for PetClinic
 resource "aws_db_instance" "petclinic" {
-  identifier           = "petclinic-${var.environment}"
+  identifier           = "petclinic-${var.environment}-db"
   allocated_storage    = 20
   storage_type         = "gp2"
   engine               = "mysql"
diff --git a/terraform/variables.tf b/terraform/variables.tf
index c16a24c35..c7a8e1d52 100644
--- a/terraform/variables.tf
+++ b/terraform/variables.tf
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 variable "aws_region" {
   description = "AWS region to deploy resources"
-  default     = "us-west-2"
+  default     = "us-east-1"
 }
 
 variable "environment" {