diff --git a/config.tf b/config.tf
index 74079f2..203705e 100644
--- a/config.tf
+++ b/config.tf
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 locals {
   aws_config_aggregators = flatten([
     for account in toset(try(var.aws_config.aggregator_account_ids, [])) : [
-      for region in toset(try(var.allowed_regions, [])) : {
+      for region in toset(try(local.allowed_regions_with_us_east, [])) : {
         account_id = account
         region     = region
       }
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ resource "aws_config_aggregate_authorization" "master" {
 }
 
 resource "aws_config_aggregate_authorization" "master_to_audit" {
-  for_each = toset(coalescelist(var.allowed_regions, [data.aws_region.current.name]))
+  for_each = local.allowed_regions_with_us_east
 
   account_id = var.control_tower_account_ids.audit
   region     = each.value
diff --git a/locals.tf b/locals.tf
index 0727e22..d6d9659 100644
--- a/locals.tf
+++ b/locals.tf
@@ -34,4 +34,8 @@ locals {
   security_hub_has_cis_aws_foundations_enabled = length(regexall(
     "cis-aws-foundations-benchmark/v", join(",", local.security_hub_standards_arns)
   )) > 0 ? true : false
+
+  allowed_regions                    = toset(distinct(concat(var.allowed_regions, [data.aws_region.current.name])))
+  allowed_regions_with_us_east       = toset(distinct(concat(var.allowed_regions, [data.aws_region.current.name], ["us-east-1"])))
+  allowed_regions_except_home_region = setsubtract(local.allowed_regions_with_us_east, [data.aws_region.current.name])
 }
diff --git a/organizations_policy.tf b/organizations_policy.tf
index f515965..b91cae8 100644
--- a/organizations_policy.tf
+++ b/organizations_policy.tf
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ locals {
     allowed_regions = {
       enable = var.allowed_regions != null ? true : false
       policy = var.allowed_regions != null ? templatefile("${path.module}/files/organizations/allowed_regions.json.tpl", {
-        allowed    = var.allowed_regions != null ? var.allowed_regions : []
+        allowed    = var.allowed_regions != null ? local.allowed_regions : []
         exceptions = local.aws_service_control_policies_principal_exceptions
       }) : null
     }
diff --git a/security_hub.tf b/security_hub.tf
index a6bcac8..15b079a 100644
--- a/security_hub.tf
+++ b/security_hub.tf
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-locals {
-  all_regions_except_home_region = setsubtract(var.allowed_regions, (data.aws_region.current.name))
-}
-
 // AWS Security Hub - Management account configuration and enrollment
 resource "aws_securityhub_organization_admin_account" "default" {
   admin_account_id = data.aws_caller_identity.audit.account_id
@@ -111,11 +107,11 @@ resource "aws_securityhub_member" "logging" {
 
 
 resource "aws_securityhub_finding_aggregator" "default" {
-  count    = length(local.all_regions_except_home_region) == 0 ? 0 : 1
+  count    = length(local.allowed_regions_except_home_region) == 0 ? 0 : 1
   provider = aws.audit
 
   linking_mode      = var.aws_security_hub.aggregator_linking_mode
-  specified_regions = var.aws_security_hub.aggregator_linking_mode == "SPECIFIED_REGIONS" ? local.all_regions_except_home_region : null
+  specified_regions = var.aws_security_hub.aggregator_linking_mode == "SPECIFIED_REGIONS" ? local.allowed_regions_with_us_east : null
 
   depends_on = [aws_securityhub_account.default]
 }