diff --git a/app/api/openai/[...path]/route.ts b/app/api/openai/[...path]/route.ts
index 9df005a317a..2addd53a52d 100644
--- a/app/api/openai/[...path]/route.ts
+++ b/app/api/openai/[...path]/route.ts
@@ -75,3 +75,4 @@ export const GET = handle;
 export const POST = handle;
 
 export const runtime = "edge";
+export const preferredRegion = ['arn1', 'bom1', 'cdg1', 'cle1', 'cpt1', 'dub1', 'fra1', 'gru1', 'hnd1', 'iad1', 'icn1', 'kix1', 'lhr1', 'pdx1', 'sfo1', 'sin1', 'syd1'];