diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 417507f3..f57d06c5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ celerybeat.pid
 *.sage.py
 
 # Environments
-.env
 .venv
 env/
 venv/
diff --git a/src/notify.py b/src/notify.py
index d6628224..11342181 100644
--- a/src/notify.py
+++ b/src/notify.py
@@ -78,13 +78,16 @@ def notify_discord(config, message, last_send=None, dry_run=False):
     return sent_on
 
 
-def send(config, username, last_send=None, dry_run=False):
+def send(config, username, last_send=None, dry_run=False, region="global"):
     """Send notifications."""
     sent_on = None
+    region_opt = ""
+    if region != "global":
+        region_opt = f"--region={region} "
     message = f"""Two-step authentication for iCloud Drive, Photos (Docker) is required.
                 Please login to your server and authenticate. Please run -
                 `docker exec -it --user=abc icloud /bin/sh -c
-                "icloud --session-directory=/config/session_data --username={username}"`."""
+                "icloud --session-directory=/config/session_data {region_opt}--username={username}"`."""
     subject = f"icloud-docker: Two step authentication is required for {username}"
     notify_telegram(config=config, message=message, last_send=last_send, dry_run=dry_run)
     notify_discord(config=config, message=message, last_send=last_send, dry_run=dry_run)
diff --git a/src/sync.py b/src/sync.py
index 98b0fd26..1e5d409d 100644
--- a/src/sync.py
+++ b/src/sync.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def get_api_instance(
             apple_id=username,
             password=password,
             cookie_directory=cookie_directory,
-            auth_endpoint="https://www.icloud.com.cn",
+            home_endpoint="https://www.icloud.com.cn",
             setup_endpoint="https://setup.icloud.com.cn/setup/ws/1",
         )
         if server_region == "china"
@@ -63,12 +63,12 @@ def sync():
         username = config_parser.get_username(config=config)
         if username:
             try:
+                server_region = config_parser.get_region(config=config)
                 if ENV_ICLOUD_PASSWORD_KEY in os.environ:
                     password = os.environ.get(ENV_ICLOUD_PASSWORD_KEY)
                     utils.store_password_in_keyring(username=username, password=password)
                 else:
                     password = utils.get_password_from_keyring(username=username)
-                server_region = config_parser.get_region(config=config)
                 api = get_api_instance(username=username, password=password, server_region=server_region)
                 if not api.requires_2sa:
                     if "drive" in config and enable_sync_drive:
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ def sync():
                         break
                     next_sync = (datetime.datetime.now() + datetime.timedelta(seconds=sleep_for)).strftime("%c")
                     LOGGER.info(f"Retrying login at {next_sync} ...")
-                    last_send = notify.send(config=config, username=username, last_send=last_send)
+                    last_send = notify.send(config=config, username=username, last_send=last_send, region=server_region)
                     sleep(sleep_for)
                     continue
             except exceptions.ICloudPyNoStoredPasswordAvailableException:
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ def sync():
                     break
                 next_sync = (datetime.datetime.now() + datetime.timedelta(seconds=sleep_for)).strftime("%c")
                 LOGGER.info(f"Retrying login at {next_sync} ...")
-                last_send = notify.send(config=config, username=username, last_send=last_send)
+                last_send = notify.send(config=config, username=username, last_send=last_send, region=server_region)
                 sleep(sleep_for)
                 continue
 
diff --git a/tests/.env b/tests/.env
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c02d47b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/.env
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ENV_CONFIG_FILE_PATH=./tests/data/test_config.yaml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/test_notify.py b/tests/test_notify.py
index 33307748..c73469c6 100644
--- a/tests/test_notify.py
+++ b/tests/test_notify.py
@@ -127,6 +127,16 @@ def test_send_with_username(self):
                 "Subject: icloud-docker: Two step authentication is required",
                 instance.sendmail.mock_calls[0][2]["msg"],
             )
+            self.assertNotIn("--region=", instance.sendmail.mock_calls[0][2]["msg"])
+
+    def test_send_with_region(self):
+        """Test for email send with region."""
+        username = "username@icloud.com"
+        with patch("smtplib.SMTP") as smtp:
+            notify.send(self.config, username, region="some_region")
+
+            instance = smtp.return_value
+            self.assertIn("--region=some_region", instance.sendmail.mock_calls[0][2]["msg"])
 
     def test_send_fail(self):
         """Test for failed send."""