diff --git a/README.rdoc b/README.rdoc
index f614c21..2b8bc5a 100644
--- a/README.rdoc
+++ b/README.rdoc
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ All node attributes are set under the :s3cmd namespace.
 * :users - array of usernames for whom a .s3cfg will be created in their home directory; defaults to [:root]
 * :aws_access_key_id - AWS access key for S3
 * :aws_secret_access_key - AWS secret access key for S3
+* :bucket_location - AWS bucket location for S3; defaults to "US"
 
 = USAGE:
 
-Just add the s3cmd recipe to the applicable nodes
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+Just add the s3cmd recipe to the applicable nodes
diff --git a/attributes/default.rb b/attributes/default.rb
index 42bb637..8c44e87 100644
--- a/attributes/default.rb
+++ b/attributes/default.rb
@@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
 # list of users that will have the s3cmd configuration 
 default[:s3cmd][:users] = [:root]
 
+# Bucket Location
+default[:s3cmd][:bucket_location] = "US"
+
 # S3 credentials
 default[:s3cmd][:aws_access_key_id] = ""
 default[:s3cmd][:aws_secret_access_key] = ""
 
+# s3cmd details
+default[:s3cmd][:repository] = "git://github.com/s3tools/s3cmd.git"
 default[:s3cmd][:version] = "v1.1.0-beta3"
 default[:s3cmd][:user] = "root"
-default[:s3cmd][:install_prefix_root] = "/usr/local"
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+default[:s3cmd][:install_prefix_root] = "/usr/local"
diff --git a/recipes/default.rb b/recipes/default.rb
index f78efb8..4ed6c95 100644
--- a/recipes/default.rb
+++ b/recipes/default.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 end
 
 git "#{node[:s3cmd][:install_prefix_root]}/share/s3cmd" do
-  repository "git://github.com/s3tools/s3cmd.git"
+  repository "#{node[:s3cmd][:repository]}"
   reference node[:s3cmd][:version]
   action :sync
 end
diff --git a/templates/default/s3cfg.erb b/templates/default/s3cfg.erb
index d46a218..4e7cb3a 100644
--- a/templates/default/s3cfg.erb
+++ b/templates/default/s3cfg.erb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [default]
 access_key = <%= node[:s3cmd][:aws_access_key_id] %>
 acl_public = False
-bucket_location = US
+bucket_location = <%= node[:s3cmd][:bucket_location] %>
 cloudfront_host = cloudfront.amazonaws.com
 cloudfront_resource = /2008-06-30/distribution
 default_mime_type = binary/octet-stream
@@ -32,4 +32,4 @@ simpledb_host = sdb.amazonaws.com
 skip_existing = False
 urlencoding_mode = normal
 use_https = False
-verbosity = WARNING
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+verbosity = WARNING