diff --git a/avm/res/automation/automation-account/tests/e2e/max/main.test.bicep b/avm/res/automation/automation-account/tests/e2e/max/main.test.bicep
index 03899a109b..9fdf9f5cd2 100644
--- a/avm/res/automation/automation-account/tests/e2e/max/main.test.bicep
+++ b/avm/res/automation/automation-account/tests/e2e/max/main.test.bicep
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@ metadata description = 'This instance deploys the module with most of its featur
 @maxLength(90)
 param resourceGroupName string = 'dep-${namePrefix}-automation.account-${serviceShort}-rg'
 
-@description('Optional. The location to deploy resources to.')
-param resourceLocation string = deployment().location
+// Enforce uksouth to avoid restrictions around zone redundancy in certain regions
+#disable-next-line no-hardcoded-location
+var enforcedLocation = 'westeurope'
 
 @description('Optional. A short identifier for the kind of deployment. Should be kept short to not run into resource-name length-constraints.')
 param serviceShort string = 'aamax'
@@ -28,16 +29,16 @@ param password string = newGuid()
 // =================
 resource resourceGroup 'Microsoft.Resources/resourceGroups@2021-04-01' = {
   name: resourceGroupName
-  location: resourceLocation
+  location: enforcedLocation
 }
 
 module nestedDependencies 'dependencies.bicep' = {
   scope: resourceGroup
-  name: '${uniqueString(deployment().name, resourceLocation)}-nestedDependencies'
+  name: '${uniqueString(deployment().name, enforcedLocation)}-nestedDependencies'
   params: {
     virtualNetworkName: 'dep-${namePrefix}-vnet-${serviceShort}'
     managedIdentityName: 'dep-${namePrefix}-msi-${serviceShort}'
-    location: resourceLocation
+    location: enforcedLocation
   }
 }
 
@@ -45,13 +46,13 @@ module nestedDependencies 'dependencies.bicep' = {
 // ===========
 module diagnosticDependencies '../../../../../../../utilities/e2e-template-assets/templates/diagnostic.dependencies.bicep' = {
   scope: resourceGroup
-  name: '${uniqueString(deployment().name, resourceLocation)}-diagnosticDependencies'
+  name: '${uniqueString(deployment().name, enforcedLocation)}-diagnosticDependencies'
   params: {
     storageAccountName: 'dep${namePrefix}diasa${serviceShort}01'
     logAnalyticsWorkspaceName: 'dep-${namePrefix}-law-${serviceShort}'
     eventHubNamespaceEventHubName: 'dep-${namePrefix}-evh-${serviceShort}'
     eventHubNamespaceName: 'dep-${namePrefix}-evhns-${serviceShort}'
-    location: resourceLocation
+    location: enforcedLocation
   }
 }
 
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ module diagnosticDependencies '../../../../../../../utilities/e2e-template-asset
 module testDeployment '../../../main.bicep' = [
   for iteration in ['init', 'idem']: {
     scope: resourceGroup
-    name: '${uniqueString(deployment().name, resourceLocation)}-test-${serviceShort}-${iteration}'
+    name: '${uniqueString(deployment().name, enforcedLocation)}-test-${serviceShort}-${iteration}'
     params: {
       name: '${namePrefix}${serviceShort}001'
       diagnosticSettings: [
@@ -104,7 +105,7 @@ module testDeployment '../../../main.bicep' = [
       ]
       disableLocalAuth: true
       linkedWorkspaceResourceId: diagnosticDependencies.outputs.logAnalyticsWorkspaceResourceId
-      location: resourceLocation
+      location: enforcedLocation
       lock: {
         kind: 'CanNotDelete'
         name: 'myCustomLockName'