diff --git a/functions/src/mail/mail_service.ts b/functions/src/mail/mail_service.ts
index f6695c35..260a2b76 100644
--- a/functions/src/mail/mail_service.ts
+++ b/functions/src/mail/mail_service.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ require('dotenv').config();
 // Fetch AWS credentials securely from Firebase configuration
 const AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID = process.env.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID;
 const AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY = process.env.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY; 
+const REGION = "ap-south-1";
 
 console.log("AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID:", AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID); 
 console.log("AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY:", AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY); 
@@ -14,8 +15,6 @@ if (!AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID || !AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY) {
   throw new Error('AWS credentials are not set in environment variables');
 }
 
-const REGION = "ap-south-1";
-
 const sesClient = new SESClient({
   credentials: {
     accessKeyId: AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID,