diff --git a/ec2.tf b/ec2.tf
index efdf55c..eedee2f 100644
--- a/ec2.tf
+++ b/ec2.tf
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 resource "aws_instance" "k3s_box" {
-  ami = "ami-0889a44b331db0194" # amazon linux
+  ami = "ami-0889a44b331db0194" # amazon linux us-east-1
   instance_type = "t3.small"
   associate_public_ip_address = true