diff --git a/examples/vector_indices/PineconeIndexDemo.ipynb b/examples/vector_indices/PineconeIndexDemo.ipynb
index c28e453658ea1f8b56732b238af05829d6f2212c..80c6f0f3c0a3e7933c46062cf852a96ab5e0a108 100644
--- a/examples/vector_indices/PineconeIndexDemo.ipynb
+++ b/examples/vector_indices/PineconeIndexDemo.ipynb
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
     "api_key = \"api_key\"\n",
-    "pinecone.init(api_key=api_key, environment=\"us-west1-gcp\")"
+    "pinecone.init(api_key=api_key, environment=\"us-east1-gcp\")"
    ]
   },
   {