diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 3f3e04f..26552e8 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ services:
       VISION_MONTHLY_LIMIT: "1000"
       # Vertex AI / Gemini configuration (maintenance schedule extraction)
       VERTEX_AI_PROJECT: motovaultpro
-      VERTEX_AI_LOCATION: us-central1
+      VERTEX_AI_LOCATION: global
       GEMINI_MODEL: gemini-3-flash-preview
     volumes:
       - /tmp/vin-debug:/tmp/vin-debug
diff --git a/ocr/app/config.py b/ocr/app/config.py
index f1e7826..c1f1041 100644
--- a/ocr/app/config.py
+++ b/ocr/app/config.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class Settings:
         # Vertex AI / Gemini configuration
         self.vertex_ai_project: str = os.getenv("VERTEX_AI_PROJECT", "")
         self.vertex_ai_location: str = os.getenv(
-            "VERTEX_AI_LOCATION", "us-central1"
+            "VERTEX_AI_LOCATION", "global"
         )
         self.gemini_model: str = os.getenv("GEMINI_MODEL", "gemini-2.5-flash")