diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
index a72e6f0..3713d08 100644
--- a/main.tf
+++ b/main.tf
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ module "comet_ec2" {
   vpc_id                   = var.enable_vpc ? module.comet_vpc[0].vpc_id : var.comet_vpc_id
   comet_ec2_subnet         = var.enable_vpc ? module.comet_vpc[0].public_subnets[0] : var.comet_public_subnets[0]
   comet_ec2_ami_type       = var.comet_ec2_ami_type
+  comet_ec2_ami_id         = var.comet_ec2_ami_id
   comet_ec2_instance_type  = var.comet_ec2_instance_type
   comet_ec2_instance_count = var.comet_ec2_instance_count
   comet_ec2_volume_type    = var.comet_ec2_volume_type
diff --git a/modules/comet_ec2/main.tf b/modules/comet_ec2/main.tf
index 4a12bfb..9251e8f 100644
--- a/modules/comet_ec2/main.tf
+++ b/modules/comet_ec2/main.tf
@@ -124,14 +124,15 @@ data "aws_ami" "ubuntu22" {
 }
 
 resource "aws_instance" "comet_ec2" {
-  ami = var.comet_ec2_ami_type == "al2" ? data.aws_ami.al2.id : (
-    var.comet_ec2_ami_type == "rhel7" ? data.aws_ami.rhel7.id : (
-      var.comet_ec2_ami_type == "rhel8" ? data.aws_ami.rhel8.id : (
-        var.comet_ec2_ami_type == "rhel9" ? data.aws_ami.rhel9.id : (
-          var.comet_ec2_ami_type == "ubuntu18" ? data.aws_ami.ubuntu18.id : (
-            var.comet_ec2_ami_type == "ubuntu20" ? data.aws_ami.ubuntu20.id : (
-              var.comet_ec2_ami_type == "ubuntu22" ? data.aws_ami.ubuntu22.id : (
-  null)))))))
+  ami = var.comet_ec2_ami_id != "" ? var.comet_ec2_ami_id : (
+    var.comet_ec2_ami_type == "al2" ? data.aws_ami.al2.id : (
+      var.comet_ec2_ami_type == "rhel7" ? data.aws_ami.rhel7.id : (
+        var.comet_ec2_ami_type == "rhel8" ? data.aws_ami.rhel8.id : (
+          var.comet_ec2_ami_type == "rhel9" ? data.aws_ami.rhel9.id : (
+            var.comet_ec2_ami_type == "ubuntu18" ? data.aws_ami.ubuntu18.id : (
+              var.comet_ec2_ami_type == "ubuntu20" ? data.aws_ami.ubuntu20.id : (
+                var.comet_ec2_ami_type == "ubuntu22" ? data.aws_ami.ubuntu22.id : (
+                  null))))))))
   instance_type          = var.comet_ec2_instance_type
   key_name               = var.comet_ec2_key
   count                  = var.comet_ec2_instance_count
diff --git a/modules/comet_ec2/variables.tf b/modules/comet_ec2/variables.tf
index 5bb2ce3..2bdc738 100644
--- a/modules/comet_ec2/variables.tf
+++ b/modules/comet_ec2/variables.tf
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ variable "comet_ec2_instance_type" {
   type        = string
 }
 
+variable "comet_ec2_ami_id" {
+  description = "AMI ID for the EC2 instance"
+  type        = string
+}
+
 variable "comet_ec2_instance_count" {
   description = "Number of EC2 instances to provision"
   type        = number
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index 79deb43..566adbd 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -89,6 +89,12 @@ variable "comet_ec2_ami_type" {
   }
 }
 
+variable "comet_ec2_ami_id" {
+  description = "AMI ID for the EC2 instance"
+  type        = string
+  default     = ""
+}
+
 variable "comet_ec2_instance_type" {
   description = "Instance type for the EC2 instance"
   type        = string
@@ -202,7 +208,7 @@ variable "eks_external_dns" {
 variable "eks_external_dns_r53_zones" {
   description = "Route 53 zones for external-dns to have access to"
   type        = list(string)
-  default     = [
+  default = [
     "arn:aws:route53:::hostedzone/XYZ"
   ]
 }