diff --git a/serverless.yml b/serverless.yml
index e0fa129fe..9be76cd26 100644
--- a/serverless.yml
+++ b/serverless.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ provider:
   runtime: nodejs18.x
   stage: dev
   region: eu-central-1
+  endpointType: REGIONAL # Set to regional because the api gateway will be behind a cloudfront distribution
   tracing:
     apiGateway: true
     lambda: true