diff --git a/deploy-agent/deployd/__init__.py b/deploy-agent/deployd/__init__.py
index e56287e1fe..512642c618 100644
--- a/deploy-agent/deployd/__init__.py
+++ b/deploy-agent/deployd/__init__.py
@@ -27,4 +27,4 @@
 # 2: puppet applied successfully with changes
 PUPPET_SUCCESS_EXIT_CODES = [0, 2]
 
-__version__ = '1.2.59'
\ No newline at end of file
+__version__ = '1.2.60'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/deploy-agent/deployd/client/client.py b/deploy-agent/deployd/client/client.py
index da8a4ac31e..549833608c 100644
--- a/deploy-agent/deployd/client/client.py
+++ b/deploy-agent/deployd/client/client.py
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 # You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#  
+#
 #     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#    
+#
 # Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 # distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 
 
 class Client(BaseClient):
-    def __init__(self, config=None, hostname=None, ip=None, hostgroup=None, 
+    def __init__(self, config=None, hostname=None, ip=None, hostgroup=None,
                 host_id=None, use_facter=None, use_host_info=False) -> None:
         self._hostname = hostname
         self._ip = ip
@@ -145,13 +145,18 @@ def _read_host_info(self) -> bool:
         if IS_PINTEREST and self._use_host_info is False:
             # Read new keys from facter always
             az_key = self._config.get_facter_az_key()
+            secondary_az_key = self._config.get_facter_secondary_az_key()
             asg_tag_key = self._config.get_facter_asg_tag_key()
             ec2_tags_key = self._config.get_facter_ec2_tags_key()
             stage_type_key = self._config.get_stage_type_key()
             account_id_key = self._config.get_facter_account_id_key()
             keys_to_fetch = set()
-            if not self._availability_zone and az_key:
-                keys_to_fetch.add(az_key)
+
+            if not self._availability_zone:
+                if az_key:
+                    keys_to_fetch.add(az_key)
+                if secondary_az_key:
+                    keys_to_fetch.add(secondary_az_key)
 
             if not self._autoscaling_group:
                 keys_to_fetch.add(ec2_tags_key)
@@ -168,6 +173,9 @@ def _read_host_info(self) -> bool:
             if not self._availability_zone:
                 self._availability_zone = facter_data.get(az_key, None)
 
+            if not self._availability_zone:
+                self._availability_zone = facter_data.get(secondary_az_key, None)
+
             # Hosts brought up outside of ASG or Teletraan might not have ASG
             # Note: on U14, facter -p ec2_tags.Autoscaling does not work.
             # so need to read ec2_tags from facter and parse Autoscaling tag to cover this case
@@ -190,7 +198,7 @@ def _read_host_info(self) -> bool:
 
         log.info("Host information is loaded. "
                  "Host name: {}, IP: {}, host id: {}, agent_version={}, autoscaling_group: {}, "
-                 "availability_zone: {}, ec2_tags: {}, stage_type: {}, group: {}, account id: {}".format(self._hostname, self._ip, self._id, 
+                 "availability_zone: {}, ec2_tags: {}, stage_type: {}, group: {}, account id: {}".format(self._hostname, self._ip, self._id,
                  self._agent_version, self._autoscaling_group, self._availability_zone, self._ec2_tags, self._stage_type, self._hostgroup, self._account_id))
 
         if not self._availability_zone:
diff --git a/deploy-agent/deployd/common/config.py b/deploy-agent/deployd/common/config.py
index ff7e9b25c2..0b26e59ad2 100644
--- a/deploy-agent/deployd/common/config.py
+++ b/deploy-agent/deployd/common/config.py
@@ -282,6 +282,9 @@ def get_deploy_agent_version(self) -> str:
     def get_facter_az_key(self) -> Optional[str]:
         return self.get_var('availability_zone_key', None)
 
+    def get_facter_secondary_az_key(self) -> Optional[str]:
+        return self.get_var('secondary_availability_zone_key', 'ec2_metadata.placement.availability-zone')
+
     def get_facter_ec2_tags_key(self) -> Optional[str]:
         return self.get_var('ec2_tags_key', None)