diff --git a/quickstart/101-aks-edge-zone/main.tf b/quickstart/101-aks-edge-zone/main.tf
index 0e3afee1d..830e413e7 100644
--- a/quickstart/101-aks-edge-zone/main.tf
+++ b/quickstart/101-aks-edge-zone/main.tf
@@ -12,17 +12,12 @@ resource "random_string" "aks_cluster_name" {
   special = false
 }
 
-resource "random_string" "edge_zone_name" {
-  length  = 12
-  special = false
-}
-
 resource "azurerm_kubernetes_cluster" "aks_cluster" {
   name                = random_string.aks_cluster_name.result
   location            = azurerm_resource_group.rg.location
   resource_group_name = azurerm_resource_group.rg.name
-  dns_prefix = "myakscluster"
-  edge_zone = random_string.edge_zone_name.result
+  dns_prefix          = "myakscluster"
+  edge_zone           = var.edge_zone
 
   default_node_pool {
     name       = "default"
diff --git a/quickstart/101-aks-edge-zone/variables.tf b/quickstart/101-aks-edge-zone/variables.tf
index 1a8c6abba..8511958e8 100644
--- a/quickstart/101-aks-edge-zone/variables.tf
+++ b/quickstart/101-aks-edge-zone/variables.tf
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 variable "resource_group_location" {
   type        = string
-  default     = "eastus"
+  default     = "westus"
   description = "Location of the resource group."
 }
 
@@ -8,4 +8,10 @@ variable "resource_group_name_prefix" {
   type        = string
   default     = "rg"
   description = "Prefix of the resource group name that's combined with a random ID so name is unique in your Azure subscription."
+}
+
+variable "edge_zone" {
+  type        = string
+  default     = ""
+  description = "Name of the edge zone."
 }
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