diff --git a/.env.docker b/.env.docker
index cc4af2147d..6c64c8074b 100644
--- a/.env.docker
+++ b/.env.docker
@@ -138,6 +138,13 @@ PRIVATE_AWS_BUCKET=null
 PRIVATE_AWS_URL=null
 PRIVATE_AWS_BUCKET_ROOT=null
 
+# --------------------------------------------
+# OPTIONAL: AWS Settings
+# --------------------------------------------
+AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=null
+AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=null
+AWS_DEFAULT_REGION=null
+
 # --------------------------------------------
 # OPTIONAL: LOGIN THROTTLING
 # --------------------------------------------
diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index ad8e938fc0..ad97994320 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -134,6 +134,13 @@ PRIVATE_AWS_BUCKET=null
 PRIVATE_AWS_URL=null
 PRIVATE_AWS_BUCKET_ROOT=null
 
+# --------------------------------------------
+# OPTIONAL: AWS Settings
+# --------------------------------------------
+AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=null
+AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=null
+AWS_DEFAULT_REGION=null
+
 # --------------------------------------------
 # OPTIONAL: LOGIN THROTTLING
 # --------------------------------------------
diff --git a/.env.testing b/.env.testing
index 980f24f09e..227d80788f 100644
--- a/.env.testing
+++ b/.env.testing
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ IMAGE_LIB=gd
 
 
 # --------------------------------------------
-# OPTIONAL: AWS S3 SETTINGS
+# OPTIONAL: AWS SETTINGS
 # --------------------------------------------
 AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=null
 AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=null
diff --git a/config/services.php b/config/services.php
index dd594e67cb..3f7362fd51 100644
--- a/config/services.php
+++ b/config/services.php
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ return [
     ],
 
     'ses' => [
-        'key'    => env('SES_KEY'),
-        'secret' => env('SES_SECRET'),
-        'region' => 'us-east-1',
+        'key' => env('AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID'),
+        'secret' => env('AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY'),
+        'region' => env('AWS_DEFAULT_REGION', 'us-east-1'),
     ],
 
     'stripe' => [