diff --git a/prowler b/prowler
index 0babb90b..36ce43f0 100755
--- a/prowler
+++ b/prowler
@@ -45,8 +45,9 @@ RED=""
 YELLOW=""
 WHITE=""
 
-DEFULT_AWS_PROFILE="default"
-DEFAULT_AWS_REGION="us-east-1"
+# Set the defaults for these getopts variables
+PROFILE="default"
+REGION="us-east-1"
 
 # Command usage menu
 usage(){
@@ -160,11 +161,6 @@ else
       exit
 fi
 
-if [[ "$#" -le 2 ]]; then
-  PROFILE=$DEFULT_AWS_PROFILE
-  REGION=$DEFAULT_AWS_REGION
-fi
-
 if [[ ! -f ~/.aws/credentials ]]; then
   echo -e "\n$RED ERROR!$NORMAL AWS credentials file not found (~/.aws/credentials). Run 'aws configure' first. \n"
   return 1