diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-next.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-next.yml
index 6d82fc207..2b0975d2b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-next.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-next.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           folder: dist
           bucket: "${{ secrets.S3_BUCKET }}"
-          bucket-region: "${{ secrets.S3_BUCKET_REGION }}"
+          bucket-region: us-east-1
           dist-id: "${{ secrets.CLOUDFRONT_DISTRIBUTION_ID }}"
           invalidation: /
           delete-removed: true
diff --git a/src/views/search/index.tsx b/src/views/search/index.tsx
index 8122f6b7d..ea093041e 100644
--- a/src/views/search/index.tsx
+++ b/src/views/search/index.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useCallback } from "react";
+import { useCallback, useEffect } from "react";
 import { ButtonGroup, Flex, IconButton, Input, Select } from "@chakra-ui/react";
 import { useNavigate, useSearchParams, Link as RouterLink } from "react-router-dom";
 
@@ -23,11 +23,14 @@ export function SearchPage() {
   const searchQuery = params.get("q") || "";
   const searchRelay = params.get("relay") || searchRelays[0];
 
-  const { register, handleSubmit } = useForm({
+  const { register, handleSubmit, setValue } = useForm({
     defaultValues: { query: searchQuery, relay: searchRelay },
     mode: "all",
   });
 
+  // reset the relay when the search relay changes
+  useEffect(() => setValue("relay", searchRelay), [searchRelay]);
+
   const handleSearchText = (text: string) => {
     const cleanText = text.trim();