diff --git a/src/controllers/replica/resources.rs b/src/controllers/replica/resources.rs
index 5bd3b55..fea4198 100644
--- a/src/controllers/replica/resources.rs
+++ b/src/controllers/replica/resources.rs
@@ -213,6 +213,14 @@ fi
 					value: Some(backup_type.clone()),
 					..Default::default()
 				},
+				// Region comes from the canopy-creds Secret the syncer
+				// materialises alongside this Job; the sidecar signs S3
+				// requests for it before forwarding upstream.
+				crate::controllers::jobs::env_from_secret_name(
+					"PGRO_REGION",
+					source.secret_name(),
+					"region",
+				),
 				EnvVar {
 					name: "PGRO_STATS_CALLBACK_URL".to_string(),
 					value: Some(proxy.stats_callback_url.to_string()),
diff --git a/src/controllers/restore/builders.rs b/src/controllers/restore/builders.rs
index 9b302dc..2d0a944 100644
--- a/src/controllers/restore/builders.rs
+++ b/src/controllers/restore/builders.rs
@@ -821,6 +821,14 @@ echo -n "$VERSION" > /dev/termination-log
 					value: Some(backup_type.clone()),
 					..Default::default()
 				},
+				// Region comes from the canopy-creds Secret the syncer
+				// materialises alongside this Job; the sidecar signs S3
+				// requests for it before forwarding upstream.
+				crate::controllers::jobs::env_from_secret_name(
+					"PGRO_REGION",
+					source.secret_name(),
+					"region",
+				),
 				EnvVar {
 					name: "PGRO_STATS_CALLBACK_URL".to_string(),
 					value: Some(proxy.stats_callback_url.to_string()),