diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ae9ffd69..43a267e6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -156,7 +156,8 @@ Red Hat a demo platform. This allows easy access for Red Hat associates and part
   ```
 1. Ensure Let's encrypt 
 1. Run the wrapper install script 
-  1. `sh ./rhdp/wrapper.sh`
+  1. `bash ./rhdp/wrapper.sh azure-region-code`
+  2. Where azure region code is `eastasia`, `useast2` etc.
 1. You *should* be done
   1. You *may* need to recreate the hello world peer-pods depending on timeouts.
 
diff --git a/rhdp/README.md b/rhdp/README.md
index b3c5525f..dcb27195 100644
--- a/rhdp/README.md
+++ b/rhdp/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,16 @@
 # RHDP support
 
 Red Hat demo platform is a system for employees and red hat partners to generate test infrastructure.
-The scripts in this directory help users of that platform automate deployments
+The scripts in this directory help users of that platform automate deployments.
+
+## To deploy
+
+1. Stand up the 'Azure Subscription Based Blank Open Environment'
+2. Download the credentials
+3. Load the credentials into your environment (e.g. using `direnv`)
+4. Launch the wrapper script from the repository root directory:
+   1.  `bash ./rhdp/wrapper.sh eastasia`
+   2. The wrapper script **requires** an azure region code this code SHOULD be the same as what was selected in RHDP 
+
 
 
diff --git a/rhdp/rhdp-cluster-define.py b/rhdp/rhdp-cluster-define.py
index 1f291d32..e9dc4a94 100644
--- a/rhdp/rhdp-cluster-define.py
+++ b/rhdp/rhdp-cluster-define.py
@@ -84,8 +84,10 @@ def print():
     rprint("Run openshift install .")
 
 
-def run(region: Annotated[str, typer.Argument()] = "eastasia"):
-    """warpper function for cli parsing as required"""
+def run(region: Annotated[str, typer.Argument(help="Azure region code")]):
+    """
+    Region flag requires an azure region key which can be (authoritatively) requested with: "az account list-locations -o table".
+    """
     validate_dir()
     cleanup(pathlib.Path.cwd())
     setup_install(
diff --git a/rhdp/wrapper.sh b/rhdp/wrapper.sh
index 67b20ebe..ffa19d9c 100644
--- a/rhdp/wrapper.sh
+++ b/rhdp/wrapper.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
+
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -e 
 
+if [ "$#" -ne 1 ]; then
+    echo "Error: Exactly one argument is required."
+    echo "Usage: $0 {azure-region-code}"
+    echo "Example: $0 eastasia"
+    exit 1
+fi
+AZUREREGION=$1
+
 echo "Run from the root directory of the project"
 echo "\n"
 echo "Ensuring azure environment is installed"
@@ -56,7 +66,7 @@ fi
 echo "---------------------"
 echo "defining cluster"
 echo "---------------------"
-python3 rhdp/rhdp-cluster-define.py
+python3 rhdp/rhdp-cluster-define.py ${AZUREREGION}
 echo "---------------------"
 echo "cluster defined"
 echo "---------------------"