diff --git a/dns_zones.tf b/dns_zones.tf
index af685e3..24a58ef 100644
--- a/dns_zones.tf
+++ b/dns_zones.tf
@@ -32,13 +32,30 @@ provider "aws" {
 # dummy vpc, so we can associate the zone to this account
 #---
 data "aws_vpc" "dummy_vpc" {
-  count = !(var.shared_vpc_label == null || var.shared_vpc_label == "") ? 1 : 0
+  depends_on = [aws_vpc.vpc]
+  count      = !(var.shared_vpc_label == null || var.shared_vpc_label == "") ? 1 : 0
   filter {
     name   = "tag:Name"
     values = ["vpc0-dummy"]
   }
+  filter {
+    name   = "tag:eks-cluster-name"
+    values = [var.cluster_name]
+  }
+}
+
+## Dummy VPC
+resource "aws_vpc" "vpc" {
+  cidr_block           = "192.168.0.0/24"
+  enable_dns_support   = false
+  enable_dns_hostnames = false
+  tags = merge(
+    var.tags,
+    { "Name" = "vpc0-dummy" },
+  )
 }
 
+
 resource "aws_route53_zone" "cluster_domain" {
   name          = local.cluster_domain_name
   comment       = local.cluster_domain_description
@@ -58,7 +75,6 @@ resource "aws_route53_zone" "cluster_domain" {
   }
 
   tags = merge(
-    local.base_tags,
     var.tags,
     { "Name" = local.cluster_domain_name },
   )