diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 0b56317ff3..3e4f4e8845 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -146,6 +146,8 @@ GOOGLE_KEY=user_provided
 
 # GOOGLE_TITLE_MODEL=gemini-pro
 
+# GOOGLE_LOC=us-central1
+
 # Google Safety Settings
 # NOTE: These settings apply to both Vertex AI and Gemini API (AI Studio)
 #
diff --git a/api/app/clients/GoogleClient.js b/api/app/clients/GoogleClient.js
index 92dd54be8d..99b1242837 100644
--- a/api/app/clients/GoogleClient.js
+++ b/api/app/clients/GoogleClient.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ const {
 } = require('./prompts');
 const BaseClient = require('./BaseClient');
 
-const loc = 'us-central1';
+const loc = process.env.GOOGLE_LOC || 'us-central1';
 const publisher = 'google';
 const endpointPrefix = `https://${loc}-aiplatform.googleapis.com`;
 // const apiEndpoint = loc + '-aiplatform.googleapis.com';
@@ -593,6 +593,8 @@ class GoogleClient extends BaseClient {
 
   createLLM(clientOptions) {
     const model = clientOptions.modelName ?? clientOptions.model;
+    clientOptions.location = loc;
+    clientOptions.endpoint = `${loc}-aiplatform.googleapis.com`;
     if (this.project_id && this.isTextModel) {
       logger.debug('Creating Google VertexAI client');
       return new GoogleVertexAI(clientOptions);