diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c0ded60..1863d67 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -17,3 +17,4 @@ yarn.lock
 !.idea/modules.xml
 !.idea/vcs.xml
 !.idea/jsonSchemas.xml
+.aider*
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c38e985..ee6a55d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@shelf/aws-ddb-with-xray",
-  "version": "2.2.4",
+  "version": "2.2.5",
   "description": "AWS DynamoDB Document Client initialized with X-Ray",
   "keywords": [
     "aws sdk",
diff --git a/src/index.test.ts b/src/index.test.ts
index d172485..795207e 100644
--- a/src/index.test.ts
+++ b/src/index.test.ts
@@ -5,22 +5,42 @@ import {GetCommand, PutCommand} from '@aws-sdk/lib-dynamodb';
 import {getDocumentClient} from '.';
 
 process.env.AWS_XRAY_DAEMON_ADDRESS = 'localhost:2000';
-const ddb = getDocumentClient();
 
-it('should work as a ddb client', async () => {
-  const ddbPutCommand = new PutCommand({
-    TableName: 'example_table',
-    Item: {hash_key: 'foo', range_key: 'bar', some: 'key'},
+describe('getDocumentClient', () => {
+  let originalEnv: NodeJS.ProcessEnv;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    originalEnv = process.env;
+    process.env = {...originalEnv};
   });
-  const ddbGetCommand = new GetCommand({
-    TableName: 'example_table',
-    Key: {hash_key: 'foo', range_key: 'bar'},
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    process.env = originalEnv;
   });
 
-  await ddb.send(ddbPutCommand);
+  it('should work as a ddb client', async () => {
+    const ddb = getDocumentClient();
+    const ddbPutCommand = new PutCommand({
+      TableName: 'example_table',
+      Item: {hash_key: 'foo', range_key: 'bar', some: 'key'},
+    });
+    const ddbGetCommand = new GetCommand({
+      TableName: 'example_table',
+      Key: {hash_key: 'foo', range_key: 'bar'},
+    });
 
-  const {Item} = await ddb.send(ddbGetCommand);
+    await ddb.send(ddbPutCommand);
 
-  expect(Item).toEqual({hash_key: 'foo', range_key: 'bar', some: 'key'});
-  expect(captureAWSv3Client).toHaveBeenCalledWith(ddb);
+    const {Item} = await ddb.send(ddbGetCommand);
+
+    expect(Item).toEqual({hash_key: 'foo', range_key: 'bar', some: 'key'});
+    expect(captureAWSv3Client).toHaveBeenCalledWith(ddb);
+  });
+
+  it('should respect FORCE_REGION environment variable', async () => {
+    process.env.FORCE_REGION = 'us-west-2';
+    const ddb = getDocumentClient();
+
+    expect(await ddb.config.region()).toBe('us-west-2');
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index dec72bb..89adb4c 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ const getDDBClient = (params?: GetClientParams) => {
         region: region ?? 'local-env',
       }),
       ...(params?.clientConfig && params.clientConfig),
+      ...(process.env.FORCE_REGION && {region: process.env.FORCE_REGION}),
       ...getCredentials(params?.credentials),
     });
   }
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ const getDDBClient = (params?: GetClientParams) => {
       region: region ?? 'local-env',
     }),
     ...(params?.clientConfig && params.clientConfig),
+    ...(process.env.FORCE_REGION && {region: process.env.FORCE_REGION}),
     ...getCredentials(params?.credentials),
   });