diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
index b5528cb..1d9184f 100644
--- a/main.tf
+++ b/main.tf
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ locals {
 
   ng_name = format("%v%v-nodegroup", local._prefixes["eks"], var.cluster_name)
 
-  tags = merge(var.tags, local.base_tags)
+  tags = merge(local.base_tags, var.tags)
 }
 
 module "cluster" {