diff --git a/.env b/.env
index 8eebc3afd619..70f4abe8c082 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -6,5 +6,3 @@ MYSQL_PWD="ibis"
 MSSQL_SA_PASSWORD="1bis_Testing!"
 DRUID_URL="druid://localhost:8082/druid/v2/sql"
 SPARK_CONFIG=./docker/spark-connect/conf.properties
-AWS_PROFILE="ibis-testing"
-AWS_REGION="us-east-2"
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 426065ec0d49..c1d078662c45 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -144,6 +144,9 @@
 
           PYSPARK_PYTHON = "${env}/bin/python";
 
+          AWS_PROFILE = "ibis-testing";
+          AWS_REGION = "us-east-2";
+
           # needed for mssql+pyodbc
           ODBCSYSINI = pkgs.writeTextDir "odbcinst.ini" ''
             [FreeTDS]