diff --git a/services/terraform/self-host/variables.tf b/services/terraform/self-host/variables.tf
--- a/services/terraform/self-host/variables.tf
+++ b/services/terraform/self-host/variables.tf
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 
 variable "user_created_vpc" {
   description = "Use non-default vpc and subnets"
+  default     = false
 }
 
 variable "availability_zone_1" {