diff --git a/getting-started/sms/respond-to-incoming-message/server/src/main/java/com/mycompany/app/Config.java b/getting-started/sms/respond-to-incoming-message/server/src/main/java/com/mycompany/app/Config.java
index 403a7ff..be44878 100644
--- a/getting-started/sms/respond-to-incoming-message/server/src/main/java/com/mycompany/app/Config.java
+++ b/getting-started/sms/respond-to-incoming-message/server/src/main/java/com/mycompany/app/Config.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import com.sinch.sdk.SinchClient;
 import com.sinch.sdk.core.utils.StringUtil;
 import com.sinch.sdk.models.Configuration;
+import com.sinch.sdk.models.SMSRegion;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
 
@@ -18,6 +19,9 @@ public class Config {
   @Value("${credentials.key-secret}")
   String keySecret;
 
+  @Value("${sms.region}")
+  String region;
+
   @Bean
   public SinchClient sinchClient() {
 
@@ -26,13 +30,15 @@ public SinchClient sinchClient() {
     if (!StringUtil.isEmpty(projectId)) {
       builder.setProjectId(projectId);
     }
-
     if (!StringUtil.isEmpty(keyId)) {
       builder.setKeyId(keyId);
     }
     if (!StringUtil.isEmpty(keySecret)) {
       builder.setKeySecret(keySecret);
     }
+    if (!StringUtil.isEmpty(region)) {
+      builder.setSmsRegion(SMSRegion.from(region));
+    }
 
     return new SinchClient(builder.build());
   }
diff --git a/getting-started/sms/respond-to-incoming-message/server/src/main/java/com/mycompany/app/sms/ServerBusinessLogic.java b/getting-started/sms/respond-to-incoming-message/server/src/main/java/com/mycompany/app/sms/ServerBusinessLogic.java
index 046b56c..6ffecca 100644
--- a/getting-started/sms/respond-to-incoming-message/server/src/main/java/com/mycompany/app/sms/ServerBusinessLogic.java
+++ b/getting-started/sms/respond-to-incoming-message/server/src/main/java/com/mycompany/app/sms/ServerBusinessLogic.java
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 import com.sinch.sdk.domains.sms.BatchesService;
 import com.sinch.sdk.domains.sms.models.InboundText;
 import com.sinch.sdk.domains.sms.models.requests.SendSmsBatchTextRequest;
-import com.sinch.sdk.domains.sms.models.webhooks.WebhooksEvent;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
@@ -21,17 +20,18 @@ public ServerBusinessLogic(SinchClient sinchClient) {
   private static final Logger LOGGER = Logger.getLogger(ServerBusinessLogic.class.getName());
 
   public void processInboundEvent(InboundText event) {
-    trace(event);
 
-    batches.send(
+    LOGGER.info("Handle event: " + event);
+
+    SendSmsBatchTextRequest smsRequest =
         SendSmsBatchTextRequest.builder()
             .setTo(Collections.singletonList(event.getFrom()))
             .setBody("You sent: " + event.getBody())
             .setFrom(event.getTo())
-            .build());
-  }
+            .build();
 
-  private void trace(WebhooksEvent event) {
-    LOGGER.info("Handle event: " + event);
+    LOGGER.info("Replying with: " + smsRequest);
+
+    batches.send(smsRequest);
   }
 }
diff --git a/getting-started/sms/respond-to-incoming-message/server/src/main/resources/application.yaml b/getting-started/sms/respond-to-incoming-message/server/src/main/resources/application.yaml
index de3a4ef..6433f49 100644
--- a/getting-started/sms/respond-to-incoming-message/server/src/main/resources/application.yaml
+++ b/getting-started/sms/respond-to-incoming-message/server/src/main/resources/application.yaml
@@ -14,3 +14,8 @@ credentials:
   project-id:
   key-id:
   key-secret:
+
+sms:
+  # Sets the region for SMS
+  # valid values are US and EU
+  region:
diff --git a/templates/server/src/main/java/com/mycompany/app/Config.java b/templates/server/src/main/java/com/mycompany/app/Config.java
index 425c5a8..4cbc290 100644
--- a/templates/server/src/main/java/com/mycompany/app/Config.java
+++ b/templates/server/src/main/java/com/mycompany/app/Config.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import com.sinch.sdk.SinchClient;
 import com.sinch.sdk.core.utils.StringUtil;
 import com.sinch.sdk.models.Configuration;
+import com.sinch.sdk.models.SMSRegion;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
 
@@ -24,6 +25,9 @@ public class Config {
   @Value("${credentials.application-api-secret}")
   String applicationSecret;
 
+  @Value("${sms.region}")
+  String region;
+
   @Bean
   public SinchClient sinchClient() {
 
@@ -47,6 +51,9 @@ public SinchClient sinchClient() {
     if (!StringUtil.isEmpty(applicationSecret)) {
       builder.setApplicationSecret(applicationSecret);
     }
+    if (!StringUtil.isEmpty(region)) {
+      builder.setSmsRegion(SMSRegion.from(region));
+    }
 
     return new SinchClient(builder.build());
   }
diff --git a/templates/server/src/main/resources/application.yaml b/templates/server/src/main/resources/application.yaml
index 8dccf7a..bda4209 100644
--- a/templates/server/src/main/resources/application.yaml
+++ b/templates/server/src/main/resources/application.yaml
@@ -21,5 +21,10 @@ credentials:
   application-api-key:
   application-api-secret: 
 
+sms:
+  # Sets the region for SMS
+  # valid values are US and EU
+  region:
+
 # Secret value set for Numbers webhooks calls validation
 numbers.webhooks.secret: