diff --git a/src/Log/Engine/CloudwatchLog.php b/src/Log/Engine/CloudwatchLog.php
index e188d8e..87c2231 100644
--- a/src/Log/Engine/CloudwatchLog.php
+++ b/src/Log/Engine/CloudwatchLog.php
@@ -21,13 +21,15 @@ class CloudwatchLog extends BaseLog
 
     // aws
     'aws' => [
-      'region' => 'eu-central-1',
+/**
+      'region' => env('AWS_DEFAULT_REGION', 'eu-central-1'),
       'version' => 'latest',
       'credentials' => [
         'key' => 'your AWS key',
         'secret' => 'your AWS secret',
         //'token' => 'your AWS session token',
       ]
+*/
     ]
   ];
 
@@ -68,7 +70,10 @@ public function logger($level)
 
   public function log($level, $message, array $context = [])
   {
-    $this->logger($level)->log($level, $message, $context);
+    $message = $this->_format($message, $context);
+    $output = date('Y-m-d H:i:s') . ' ' . ucfirst($level) . ': ' . $message . "\n";
+
+    $this->logger($level)->log($level, $output, $context);
     return true;
   }
 }