diff --git a/src/lib/stores/sdk.ts b/src/lib/stores/sdk.ts
index 218297700..9b46263cf 100644
--- a/src/lib/stores/sdk.ts
+++ b/src/lib/stores/sdk.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { VARS } from '$lib/system';
+import { isMultiRegionSupported, VARS } from '$lib/system';
 import {
     Account,
     Assistant,
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ export function getApiEndpoint(region?: string): string {
     const hostname = url.hostname;
 
     // If instance supports multi-region, add the region subdomain.
-    const subdomain = VARS.APPWRITE_MULTI_REGION ? getSubdomain(region) : '';
+    const subdomain = isMultiRegionSupported(url) ? getSubdomain(region) : '';
 
     return `${protocol}//${subdomain}${hostname}/v1`;
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/system.ts b/src/lib/system.ts
index 94912fb95..c93f4f4d7 100644
--- a/src/lib/system.ts
+++ b/src/lib/system.ts
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@ export const VARS = {
     CONSOLE_MODE: (env.PUBLIC_CONSOLE_MODE as Mode) ?? undefined,
     APPWRITE_ENDPOINT: env.PUBLIC_APPWRITE_ENDPOINT ?? undefined,
     GROWTH_ENDPOINT: env.PUBLIC_GROWTH_ENDPOINT ?? undefined,
-    PUBLIC_STRIPE_KEY: env.PUBLIC_STRIPE_KEY ?? undefined,
-    APPWRITE_MULTI_REGION: env.PUBLIC_APPWRITE_MULTI_REGION === 'true'
+    PUBLIC_STRIPE_KEY: env.PUBLIC_STRIPE_KEY ?? undefined
 };
 
 export const ENV = {
@@ -29,5 +28,15 @@ export const isProd = ENV.PROD;
 export const hasStripePublicKey = !!VARS.PUBLIC_STRIPE_KEY;
 export const GRACE_PERIOD_OVERRIDE = false;
 
-// start showing 1.7.x feats!
+
 export const SHOW_INIT_FEATURES = true;
+
+export function isMultiRegionSupported(url: URL): boolean {
+    if (env.PUBLIC_APPWRITE_MULTI_REGION === 'true') return true;
+
+    try {
+        return url.hostname.endsWith('cloud.appwrite.io');
+    } catch {
+        return false;
+    }
+}