diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
index db4faf7..9fcc7de 100644
--- a/main.tf
+++ b/main.tf
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ module "clients" {
   source = "./modules/nomad-cluster"
 
   cluster_name  = "${var.cluster_name}-client"
-  instance_type = "t2.micro"
+  instance_type = "${var.instance_type}"
 
   # To keep the example simple, we are using a fixed-size cluster. In real-world usage, you could use auto scaling
   # policies to dynamically resize the cluster in response to load.
@@ -187,4 +187,4 @@ data "aws_vpc" "default" {
 
 data "aws_subnet_ids" "default" {
   vpc_id = "${data.aws_vpc.default.id}"
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index aab8920..32383b4 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@ variable "cluster_name" {
   default     = "nomad-example"
 }
 
+variable "instance_type" {
+   description = "What kind of instance type to use for the nomad clients"
+   default     = "t2.micro"
+}
+
 variable "num_servers" {
   description = "The number of server nodes to deploy. We strongly recommend using 3 or 5."
   default     = 3