diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3c3299f..7478ddf 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ beam-me-up {options}
 - _--source_  or _-s_ - Source of the folder that will be uploaded (default: current folder)
 - _--bucket_ or _-b_ - Name of the S3 bucket (default: name of the current folder)
 - _--region_ or _-r_ - AWS region where the files will be uploaded, default: saved region if exists or a list to choose one if it is not saved yet
-- _--force_ or _-f_ - Update the bucket and pick "us-east-1" region without asking (default: false)
+- _--force_ or _-f_ - Update the bucket without asking (default: false, forced region can be overridden with _-r_)
 - _--update_ or _-u_ - Update existing bucket (default: false)
 
 ### Examples
diff --git a/bin/scotty.js b/bin/scotty.js
index 46ac219..2242d02 100755
--- a/bin/scotty.js
+++ b/bin/scotty.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ const AWS = require('aws-sdk')
 const scotty = require('../index')
 const inquirer = require('inquirer')
 const colors = require('colors')
+const clipboardy = require('clipboardy')
 
 // Supported regions from http://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/rande.html#s3_region
 const AWS_REGIONS = [
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ function showHelp() {
     ${colors.magenta('--source')}  ${colors.cyan('or')} ${colors.magenta('-s')}    Source of the folder that will be uploaded ${colors.cyan('| default: current folder')}
     ${colors.magenta('--bucket')}  ${colors.cyan('or')} ${colors.magenta('-b')}    Name of the S3 bucket ${colors.cyan('| default: name of the current folder')}
     ${colors.magenta('--region')}  ${colors.cyan('or')} ${colors.magenta('-r')}    AWS region where the files will be uploaded ${colors.cyan('| default: saved region if exists or a list to choose one if it is not saved yet')}
-    ${colors.magenta('--force')}   ${colors.cyan('or')} ${colors.magenta('-f')}    Update the bucket and pick "us-east-1" region without asking ${colors.cyan('| default: false')}
+    ${colors.magenta('--force')}   ${colors.cyan('or')} ${colors.magenta('-f')}    Update the bucket without asking, region can be overridden with ${colors.magenta('-r')} ${colors.cyan('| default: false')} 
     ${colors.magenta('--update')}  ${colors.cyan('or')} ${colors.magenta('-u')}    Update existing bucket ${colors.cyan('| default: false')}
 
     ✤ ✤ ✤
@@ -134,11 +135,11 @@ function cmd(console) {
   if (!AWS.config.credentials)
     return console.log(`Set AWS credentials first. Guide is available here: http://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/cli-chap-getting-started.html`)
 
-  if (!AWS.config.region)
+  if (!args.region) {
     return getDefaultRegion()
       .catch(() => {
         if (args.force)
-          return saveDefaultRegion('us-east-1')
+          return 'us-east-1'
 
         return inquirer.prompt([{
           type: 'list',
@@ -150,11 +151,16 @@ function cmd(console) {
           .then(result => result.region)
           .then(saveDefaultRegion)
       })
-      .then(region => scotty(args.source, args.bucket, region, args.website, args.spa, args.update, args.force, args.quiet, console))
-      .then(() => process.exit(1))
-      .catch(() => process.exit(1))
+      .then(region => beamUp(args, region, console))
+  }
 
-  return scotty(args.source, args.bucket, AWS.config.region, args.website, args.spa, args.update, args.force, args.quiet, console)
+  return saveDefaultRegion(args.region)
+    .then(() => beamUp(args, args.region, console))
+}
+
+function beamUp (args, region, console) {
+  return scotty(args.source, args.bucket, region, args.website, args.spa, args.update, args.force, args.quiet, console)
+    .then(endpoint => clipboardy.write(endpoint))
     .then(() => process.exit(1))
     .catch(() => process.exit(1))
 }
diff --git a/lib/scotty.js b/lib/scotty.js
index 53bd05f..06b9673 100644
--- a/lib/scotty.js
+++ b/lib/scotty.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 const colors = require('colors')
 const getFolderSize = require('get-folder-size')
-const clipboardy = require('clipboardy')
 
 const createBucket = require('./create-bucket')
 const reuseBucket = require('./reuse-bucket')
@@ -35,6 +34,8 @@ function createOrUpdateBucket(bucket, region, update, force, quiet, logger) {
       if (err.code === 'BucketAlreadyExists')
         err.message += '\n\nTry running the command with a new bucket name: \n   scotty --bucket some-new-unique-name\n\nor change the name of your folder and re-run the same command.'
 
+      if (err.code === 'InvalidLocationConstraint')
+        err.message += '\n\nBucket already exists in a different region. Please change to: \n a) the correct region (using `-r region-name`) \n   OR \n b) a different bucket name (using `-b bucket-name`)'
       throw err
     })
 }
@@ -91,14 +92,13 @@ function scotty(source, bucket, region, website, spa, update, force, quiet, logg
     .then(response => {
       const cdnUrl = response && response.cdn ? response.url : null
       const endpoint = website || spa ? `http://${bucket}.s3-website.${region}.amazonaws.com/` : `http://${bucket}.s3.amazonaws.com/`
-      clipboardy.writeSync(endpoint)
 
       if (!quiet) {
         logger.log('\nSuccessfully beamed up!'.magenta, colors.cyan(endpoint), '\nThis link should be copied to your clipboard now.'.magenta)
         logger.log('\nCDN URL:'.magenta, colors.cyan(cdnUrl), '\nCloudFront is super slow, this link should be valid in next 10 minutes or so.'.magenta)
       }
 
-      return true
+      return endpoint
     })
     .catch(err => {
       if (!quiet)