diff --git a/terraform/aws/consul.tf b/terraform/aws/consul.tf
index 2bb8ca34b..9a2c5fcf7 100644
--- a/terraform/aws/consul.tf
+++ b/terraform/aws/consul.tf
@@ -1,10 +1,3 @@
-# Specify the provider and access details
-provider "aws" {
-    region = "${var.region}"
-    access_key = "${var.access_key}"
-    secret_key = "${var.secret_key}" 
-}
-
 resource "aws_instance" "server" {
     ami = "${lookup(var.ami, var.region)}"
     instance_type = "${var.instance_type}"
@@ -17,6 +10,11 @@ resource "aws_instance" "server" {
         key_file = "${var.key_path}"
     }
 
+    #Instance tags
+    tags {
+        Name = "${var.tagName}-${count.index}"
+    }
+
     provisioner "file" {
         source = "${path.module}/scripts/upstart.conf"
         destination = "/tmp/upstart.conf"
@@ -41,11 +39,6 @@ resource "aws_instance" "server" {
             "${path.module}/scripts/service.sh",
         ]
     }
-
-    #Instance tags
-    tags {
-        Name = "${var.tagName}-${count.index}"
-    }
 }
 
 resource "aws_security_group" "consul" {
@@ -74,4 +67,12 @@ resource "aws_security_group" "consul" {
         protocol = "tcp"
         cidr_blocks = ["0.0.0.0/0"]
     }
+
+    // This is for outbound internet access
+    egress {
+        from_port = 0
+        to_port = 0
+        protocol = "-1"
+        cidr_blocks = ["0.0.0.0/0"]
+    }
 }
diff --git a/terraform/aws/variables.tf b/terraform/aws/variables.tf
index eb5f390ab..2d92711f6 100644
--- a/terraform/aws/variables.tf
+++ b/terraform/aws/variables.tf
@@ -1,11 +1,3 @@
-variable "access_key" {
-    description = "AWS Access Key."
-}
-
-variable "secret_key" {
-    description = "AWS Secret Key"
-}
-
 variable "ami" {
     default = {
         us-east-1 = "ami-3acc7a52"
@@ -35,8 +27,7 @@ variable "instance_type" {
     default = "m1.small"
     description = "The instance type to launch."
 }
-
 variable "tagName" {
     default = "consul"
     description = "Name tag for the servers"
-}
+}
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