diff --git a/stackit/internal/services/argus/argus_acc_test.go b/stackit/internal/services/argus/argus_acc_test.go
index 7a45b834..df6bb997 100644
--- a/stackit/internal/services/argus/argus_acc_test.go
+++ b/stackit/internal/services/argus/argus_acc_test.go
@@ -322,7 +322,9 @@ func testAccCheckArgusDestroy(s *terraform.State) error {
 	var client *argus.APIClient
 	var err error
 	if testutil.ArgusCustomEndpoint == "" {
-		client, err = argus.NewAPIClient()
+		client, err = argus.NewAPIClient(
+			config.WithRegion("eu01"),
+		)
 	} else {
 		client, err = argus.NewAPIClient(
 			config.WithEndpoint(testutil.ArgusCustomEndpoint),
diff --git a/stackit/internal/services/ske/ske_acc_test.go b/stackit/internal/services/ske/ske_acc_test.go
index bc531e2d..96a84b9e 100644
--- a/stackit/internal/services/ske/ske_acc_test.go
+++ b/stackit/internal/services/ske/ske_acc_test.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ var clusterResource = map[string]string{
 	"kubernetes_version":                               "1.25",
 	"kubernetes_version_used":                          "1.25.16",
 	"kubernetes_version_new":                           "1.26",
-	"kubernetes_version_used_new":                      "1.26.13",
+	"kubernetes_version_used_new":                      "1.26.14",
 	"nodepool_name":                                    "np-acc-test",
 	"nodepool_name_min":                                "np-acc-min-test",
 	"nodepool_machine_type":                            "b1.2",
diff --git a/stackit/internal/testutil/testutil.go b/stackit/internal/testutil/testutil.go
index d9ec893b..3f5ac83b 100644
--- a/stackit/internal/testutil/testutil.go
+++ b/stackit/internal/testutil/testutil.go
@@ -65,7 +65,9 @@ var (
 
 func ArgusProviderConfig() string {
 	if ArgusCustomEndpoint == "" {
-		return `provider "stackit" {}`
+		return `provider "stackit" {
+			region = "eu01"
+		}`
 	}
 	return fmt.Sprintf(`
 		provider "stackit" {