diff --git a/deploy/infrastructure/dependencies/terraform-commons-dss/tanka.tf b/deploy/infrastructure/dependencies/terraform-commons-dss/tanka.tf
index b02801730..684969969 100644
--- a/deploy/infrastructure/dependencies/terraform-commons-dss/tanka.tf
+++ b/deploy/infrastructure/dependencies/terraform-commons-dss/tanka.tf
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ resource "local_file" "tanka_config_main" {
     VAR_ENABLE_SCD               = var.enable_scd
     VAR_CRDB_HOSTNAME_SUFFIX     = var.crdb_hostname_suffix
     VAR_CRDB_LOCALITY            = var.crdb_locality
+    VAR_CRDB_REGION              = var.crdb_region
     VAR_CRDB_NODE_IPS            = join(",", [for i in var.crdb_internal_nodes[*].ip : "'${i}'"])
     VAR_INGRESS_NAME             = var.ip_gateway
     VAR_CRDB_EXTERNAL_NODES      = join(",", [for a in var.crdb_external_nodes : "'${a}'"])
diff --git a/deploy/infrastructure/dependencies/terraform-commons-dss/templates/main.jsonnet.tmp b/deploy/infrastructure/dependencies/terraform-commons-dss/templates/main.jsonnet.tmp
index 85c093ed6..695d52aea 100644
--- a/deploy/infrastructure/dependencies/terraform-commons-dss/templates/main.jsonnet.tmp
+++ b/deploy/infrastructure/dependencies/terraform-commons-dss/templates/main.jsonnet.tmp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ local metadata = metadataBase {
     image: '${VAR_CRDB_DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME}',
     hostnameSuffix: '${VAR_CRDB_HOSTNAME_SUFFIX}',
     locality: '${VAR_CRDB_LOCALITY}',
+    region: '${VAR_CRDB_REGION}',
     nodeIPs: [${VAR_CRDB_NODE_IPS}],
     shouldInit: ${VAR_SHOULD_INIT},
     JoinExisting: [${VAR_CRDB_EXTERNAL_NODES}],