diff --git a/aws_data.tf b/aws_data.tf
index 80f71e7..1e41f1d 100644
--- a/aws_data.tf
+++ b/aws_data.tf
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ data "aws_arn" "current" {
 }
 
 data "aws_iam_openid_connect_provider" "openid" {
-  url = data.aws_eks_cluster.cluster.identity[0].oidc[0].issuer
+  url = var.cluster_oidc_issuer_url
 }
 
 
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index e196574..934bae6 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ variable "create_namespace" {
   default     = "true"
 }
 
+variable "cluster_oidc_issuer_url" {
+  description = "The URL in the EKS cluster for the OpenID Connect identity provider.  This is the full URL including https://"
+  type = string
+}
+
 variable "rwo_storage_class" {
   description = "Specify the storage class for read/write/once persistent volumes."
   type        = string