diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
index 04fd1e5..074159b 100644
--- a/main.tf
+++ b/main.tf
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ resource "null_resource" "kube_config_create" {
   depends_on = [module.cluster.cluster_name]
   provisioner "local-exec" {
     interpreter = ["/bin/bash", "-c"]
-    command     = "aws eks --region ${data.aws_region.current.name} update-kubeconfig --name ${module.cluster.cluster_name} --profile=${module.cluster.profile} && export KUBE_CONFIG_PATH=~/.kube/config && export KUBERNETES_MASTER=~/.kube/config"
+    command     = "aws eks --region ${data.aws_region.current.name} update-kubeconfig --name ${module.cluster.cluster_name} --profile=${var.profile} && export KUBE_CONFIG_PATH=~/.kube/config && export KUBERNETES_MASTER=~/.kube/config"
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index 8cd358a..eb16b7f 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -101,6 +101,12 @@ variable "tags" {
   default     = {}
 }
 
+variable "profile" {
+  description = "AWS config profile"
+  type        = string
+  default     = ""
+}
+
 variable "aws_environment" {
   description = "AWS Environment (govcloud | east-west)"
   type        = string