diff --git a/.env b/.env
index 9b4aef4ddd..ae4522c898 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 _APP_ENV=development
 _APP_EDITION=self-hosted
 _APP_LOCALE=en
-_APP_REGION=fra
+_APP_REGION=default
 _APP_WORKER_PER_CORE=6
 _APP_COMPRESSION_MIN_SIZE_BYTES=1024
 _APP_CONSOLE_WHITELIST_ROOT=disabled
diff --git a/app/config/variables.php b/app/config/variables.php
index 2f7a10221d..592d398062 100644
--- a/app/config/variables.php
+++ b/app/config/variables.php
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ return [
         'variables' => [
             [
                 'name' => '_APP_REGION',
-                'description' => 'Set your server running geo region. By default, the var is set to \'fra\'.',
+                'description' => 'Set your server running geo region. By default, the var is set to \'default\'.',
                 'introduction' => '',
-                'default' => 'fra',
+                'default' => 'default',
                 'required' => false,
                 'question' => '',
                 'filter' => ''
diff --git a/app/controllers/api/projects.php b/app/controllers/api/projects.php
index 5099393e68..2f46c3c338 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/projects.php
+++ b/app/controllers/api/projects.php
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ App::post('/v1/projects')
     ->param('projectId', '', new ProjectId(), 'Unique Id. Choose a custom ID or generate a random ID with `ID.unique()`. Valid chars are a-z, and hyphen. Can\'t start with a special char. Max length is 36 chars.')
     ->param('name', null, new Text(128), 'Project name. Max length: 128 chars.')
     ->param('teamId', '', new UID(), 'Team unique ID.')
-    ->param('region', System::getEnv('_APP_REGION'), new Whitelist(array_keys(array_filter(Config::getParam('regions'), fn ($config) => !$config['disabled']))), 'Project Region.', true)
+    ->param('region', System::getEnv('_APP_REGION','default'), new Whitelist(array_keys(array_filter(Config::getParam('regions'), fn ($config) => !$config['disabled']))), 'Project Region.', true)
     ->param('description', '', new Text(256), 'Project description. Max length: 256 chars.', true)
     ->param('logo', '', new Text(1024), 'Project logo.', true)
     ->param('url', '', new URL(), 'Project URL.', true)
diff --git a/src/Appwrite/Platform/Tasks/ScheduleBase.php b/src/Appwrite/Platform/Tasks/ScheduleBase.php
index b62b95b066..b96fd5622f 100644
--- a/src/Appwrite/Platform/Tasks/ScheduleBase.php
+++ b/src/Appwrite/Platform/Tasks/ScheduleBase.php
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ abstract class ScheduleBase extends Action
             }
 
             $results = $dbForPlatform->find('schedules', \array_merge($paginationQueries, [
-                Query::equal('region', [System::getEnv('_APP_REGION')]),
+                Query::equal('region', [System::getEnv('_APP_REGION','default')]),
                 Query::equal('resourceType', [static::getSupportedResource()]),
                 Query::equal('active', [true]),
             ]));
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ abstract class ScheduleBase extends Action
                     }
 
                     $results = $dbForPlatform->find('schedules', \array_merge($paginationQueries, [
-                        Query::equal('region', [System::getEnv('_APP_REGION')]),
+                        Query::equal('region', [System::getEnv('_APP_REGION','default')]),
                         Query::equal('resourceType', [static::getSupportedResource()]),
                         Query::greaterThanEqual('resourceUpdatedAt', $lastSyncUpdate),
                     ]));
diff --git a/src/Appwrite/Platform/Workers/Deletes.php b/src/Appwrite/Platform/Workers/Deletes.php
index e8195d175d..624948e2f5 100644
--- a/src/Appwrite/Platform/Workers/Deletes.php
+++ b/src/Appwrite/Platform/Workers/Deletes.php
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ class Deletes extends Action
         $this->listByGroup(
             'schedules',
             [
-                Query::equal('region', [System::getEnv('_APP_REGION')]),
+                Query::equal('region', [System::getEnv('_APP_REGION','default')]),
                 Query::lessThanEqual('resourceUpdatedAt', $datetime),
                 Query::equal('active', [false]),
             ],