diff --git a/pkg/scalers/aws/aws_sigv4.go b/pkg/scalers/aws/aws_sigv4.go
index 9d68461843b..4f6c75a161d 100644
--- a/pkg/scalers/aws/aws_sigv4.go
+++ b/pkg/scalers/aws/aws_sigv4.go
@@ -75,6 +75,12 @@ func (rt *roundTripper) RoundTrip(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
 func parseAwsAMPMetadata(config *scalersconfig.ScalerConfig) (*awsConfigMetadata, error) {
 	meta := awsConfigMetadata{}
 
+	if val, ok := config.TriggerMetadata["awsRegion"]; ok && val != "" {
+		meta.awsRegion = val
+	} else {
+		return nil, ErrAwsAMPNoAwsRegion
+	}
+
 	auth, err := GetAwsAuthorization(config.TriggerUniqueKey, config.PodIdentity, config.TriggerMetadata, config.AuthParams, config.ResolvedEnv)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err