diff --git a/app/controllers/api/projects.php b/app/controllers/api/projects.php
index 1e70a99fc6..26c1e31dfc 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/projects.php
+++ b/app/controllers/api/projects.php
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ App::post('/v1/projects')
     ->param('projectId', '', new CustomId(), 'Unique Id. Choose your own unique ID or pass the string `ID.unique()` to auto generate it. Valid chars are a-z, A-Z, 0-9, period, hyphen, and underscore. 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', 'default', new Whitelist(array_keys(array_filter(Config::getParam('regions'), fn($config) => !$config['disabled']))), 'Project Region.', true)
+    ->param('region', '', 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)
@@ -92,6 +92,10 @@ App::post('/v1/projects')
             throw new Exception(Exception::PROJECT_RESERVED_PROJECT, "'console' is a reserved project.");
         }
 
+        if (\empty($region)) {
+            $region = App::getEnv('_APP_REGION', 'default');
+        }
+
         $project = $dbForConsole->createDocument('projects', new Document([
             '$id' => $projectId,
             '$permissions' => [