diff --git a/cmd/eks-node-viewer/main.go b/cmd/eks-node-viewer/main.go
index 3f3d369..e41af70 100644
--- a/cmd/eks-node-viewer/main.go
+++ b/cmd/eks-node-viewer/main.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"strings"
 
+	awsSdk "github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws/session"
 	tea "github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
@@ -68,7 +69,9 @@ func main() {
 	}
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 
-	pprov := aws.NewStaticPricingProvider()
+	region, profile := client.GetAWSRegionAndProfile(flags.Kubeconfig, flags.Context)
+
+	pprov := aws.NewStaticPricingProvider(region)
 	style, err := model.ParseStyle(flags.Style)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("creating style, %s", err)
@@ -85,7 +88,13 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	if !flags.DisablePricing {
-		sess := session.Must(session.NewSessionWithOptions(session.Options{SharedConfigState: session.SharedConfigEnable}))
+		sess := session.Must(session.NewSessionWithOptions(
+			session.Options{
+				Config:            awsSdk.Config{Region: &region},
+				Profile:           profile,
+				SharedConfigState: session.SharedConfigEnable,
+			},
+		))
 		pprov = aws.NewPricingProvider(ctx, sess)
 	}
 	controller := client.NewController(cs, nodeClaimClient, m, nodeSelector, pprov)
diff --git a/pkg/aws/pricing.go b/pkg/aws/pricing.go
index fffd8a3..797c91a 100644
--- a/pkg/aws/pricing.go
+++ b/pkg/aws/pricing.go
@@ -128,10 +128,12 @@ func getStaticPrices(region string) map[ec2types.InstanceType]float64 {
 	return InitialOnDemandPricesAWS["us-east-1"]
 }
 
-func NewStaticPricingProvider() nvp.Provider {
-	region := os.Getenv("AWS_REGION")
+func NewStaticPricingProvider(region string) nvp.Provider {
 	if region == "" {
-		region = "us-east-1"
+		region := os.Getenv("AWS_REGION")
+		if region == "" {
+			region = "us-east-1"
+		}
 	}
 
 	return &pricingProvider{
diff --git a/pkg/client/client.go b/pkg/client/client.go
index 888bc40..d23da74 100644
--- a/pkg/client/client.go
+++ b/pkg/client/client.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ package client
 import (
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/scheme"
@@ -60,9 +61,48 @@ func NewNodeClaims(kubeconfig, context string) (*rest.RESTClient, error) {
 	return rest.RESTClientFor(&config)
 }
 
-func getConfig(kubeconfig, context string) (*rest.Config, error) {
+func GetAWSRegionAndProfile(kubeconfig, context string) (region, profile string) {
+	config := getClientConfig(kubeconfig, context)
+	raw, err := config.RawConfig()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", ""
+	}
+
+	if context == "" {
+		context = raw.CurrentContext
+	}
+	kubeContext := raw.Contexts[context]
+	if kubeContext == nil {
+		return "", ""
+	}
+	auth := raw.AuthInfos[kubeContext.AuthInfo]
+	if auth == nil || auth.Exec == nil {
+		return "", ""
+	}
+
+	// use a flagset to parse the args from the exec config
+	//
+	flagSet := pflag.NewFlagSet("aws", pflag.ContinueOnError)
+	flagSet.ParseErrorsWhitelist.UnknownFlags = true
+	regionPtr := flagSet.String("region", "", "")
+	_ = flagSet.Parse(auth.Exec.Args)
+
+	for _, env := range auth.Exec.Env {
+		if env.Name == "AWS_PROFILE" {
+			profile = env.Value
+		}
+	}
+
+	return *regionPtr, profile
+}
+
+func getClientConfig(kubeconfig, context string) clientcmd.ClientConfig {
 	// use the current context in kubeconfig
 	return clientcmd.NewNonInteractiveDeferredLoadingClientConfig(
 		&clientcmd.ClientConfigLoadingRules{Precedence: strings.Split(kubeconfig, ":")},
-		&clientcmd.ConfigOverrides{CurrentContext: context}).ClientConfig()
+		&clientcmd.ConfigOverrides{CurrentContext: context})
+}
+
+func getConfig(kubeconfig, context string) (*rest.Config, error) {
+	return getClientConfig(kubeconfig, context).ClientConfig()
 }