diff --git a/services/terraform/remote/main.tf b/services/terraform/remote/main.tf
index c950bf379..31ae3c1c4 100644
--- a/services/terraform/remote/main.tf
+++ b/services/terraform/remote/main.tf
@@ -1,12 +1,20 @@
 provider "aws" {
   region = "us-east-2"
 
   shared_config_files      = ["${pathexpand("~/.aws/config")}"]
   shared_credentials_files = ["${pathexpand("~/.aws/credentials")}"]
+
+  # automatically add these tags to all resources
+  default_tags {
+    tags = {
+      # Helps to distinguish which resources are managed by Terraform
+      managed_by = "terraform"
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 # Shared resources between local dev environment and remote AWS
 module "shared" {
   source = "../modules/shared"
 }