diff --git a/cactus/deployment/cloudfiles/engine.py b/cactus/deployment/cloudfiles/engine.py
index 292fdb30..ac5937d5 100644
--- a/cactus/deployment/cloudfiles/engine.py
+++ b/cactus/deployment/cloudfiles/engine.py
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ class CloudFilesDeploymentEngine(BaseDeploymentEngine):
 
     def _create_connection(self):
         username, api_key = self.credentials_manager.get_credentials()
+        region = self.site.config.get('cloudfiles-region', default='DFW')
         pyrax.set_setting("identity_type", "rackspace")
+        pyrax.set_setting("region", region)
         pyrax.set_credentials(username, api_key)
         return pyrax.connect_to_cloudfiles()
 
diff --git a/cactus/deployment/cloudfiles/file.py b/cactus/deployment/cloudfiles/file.py
index 34f463af..84105114 100644
--- a/cactus/deployment/cloudfiles/file.py
+++ b/cactus/deployment/cloudfiles/file.py
@@ -1,14 +1,18 @@
 #coding:utf-8
 
+from pyrax.exceptions import NoSuchObject
 from cactus.deployment.file import BaseFile
 from cactus.utils.helpers import CaseInsensitiveDict
 
 
 class CloudFilesFile(BaseFile):
     def remote_changed(self):
-        obj = self.engine.bucket.get_object(self.url)
-        #TODO: Headers
-        return obj.etag != self.payload_checksum
+        try:
+            obj = self.engine.bucket.get_object(self.url)
+            #TODO: Headers
+            return obj.etag != self.payload_checksum
+        except (NoSuchObject, KeyError):
+            return True
 
     def get_headers(self):
         headers = CaseInsensitiveDict()
@@ -21,4 +25,4 @@ def get_headers(self):
     def do_upload(self):
         obj = self.engine.bucket.store_object(self.url, self.payload(), content_type=self.content_type,
                                               etag=self.payload_checksum, content_encoding=self.content_encoding,)
-        obj.set_metadata(self.get_headers())
\ No newline at end of file
+        obj.set_metadata(self.get_headers())