diff --git a/ChangeLog.md b/ChangeLog.md
index 7ab16d94..30256e86 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.md
+++ b/ChangeLog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Change Log
 
+## version v0.5.43
+* Add ability to set datacenter for Nomad clusters
+* Fix permissions to use octet value when using data_with_permissions
+
 ## version v0.5.41
 * Add automatic push for build images to Kubernetes 
 * Add automatic refresh for Kubernetes jobs 
diff --git a/examples/nomad/app_config/example2.nomad b/examples/nomad/app_config/example2.nomad
index cb5de151..1e315fe6 100644
--- a/examples/nomad/app_config/example2.nomad
+++ b/examples/nomad/app_config/example2.nomad
@@ -1,28 +1,28 @@
 job "example_2" {
-  datacenters = ["dc1"]
-  type = "service"
+  datacenters = ["{{datacenter}}"]
+  type        = "service"
 
   update {
-    max_parallel = 1
-    min_healthy_time = "10s"
-    healthy_deadline = "3m"
+    max_parallel      = 1
+    min_healthy_time  = "10s"
+    healthy_deadline  = "3m"
     progress_deadline = "10m"
-    auto_revert = false
-    canary = 0
+    auto_revert       = false
+    canary            = 0
   }
-  
+
   migrate {
-    max_parallel = 1
-    health_check = "checks"
+    max_parallel     = 1
+    health_check     = "checks"
     min_healthy_time = "10s"
     healthy_deadline = "5m"
   }
-  
+
   group "fake_service" {
     count = 1
 
     network {
-      port  "http" { 
+      port "http" {
         to = 19090 # Dynamic port allocation
       }
     }
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ job "example_2" {
       # The number of attempts to run the job within the specified interval.
       attempts = 2
       interval = "30m"
-      delay = "15s"
-      mode = "fail"
+      delay    = "15s"
+      mode     = "fail"
     }
-    
+
     ephemeral_disk {
       size = 30
     }
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ job "example_2" {
       # The "driver" parameter specifies the task driver that should be used to
       # run the task.
       driver = "docker"
-      
+
       logs {
         max_files     = 2
         max_file_size = 10
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ job "example_2" {
 
       env {
         LISTEN_ADDR = ":19090"
-        NAME = "Example2"
+        NAME        = "Example2"
       }
 
       config {
diff --git a/examples/nomad/nomad.hcl b/examples/nomad/nomad.hcl
index 4902b4da..466d167d 100644
--- a/examples/nomad/nomad.hcl
+++ b/examples/nomad/nomad.hcl
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ resource "nomad_cluster" "dev" {
   client_config = resource.template.nomad_config.destination
   consul_config = "./consul_config/agent.hcl"
 
+  datacenter = variable.datacenter
+
   network {
     id = resource.network.cloud.id
   }
@@ -35,10 +37,20 @@ resource "nomad_cluster" "dev" {
   }
 }
 
+resource "template" "example_2" {
+  source = file("./app_config/example2.nomad")
+
+  variables = {
+    datacenter = variable.datacenter
+  }
+
+  destination = "${data("jobs")}/example2.nomad"
+}
+
 resource "nomad_job" "example_2" {
   cluster = resource.nomad_cluster.dev
 
-  paths = ["./app_config/example2.nomad"]
+  paths = [resource.template.example_2.destination]
 
   health_check {
     timeout = "60s"
diff --git a/examples/nomad/test/nomad_cluster.feature b/examples/nomad/test/nomad_cluster.feature
index dc6459e4..25c98e35 100644
--- a/examples/nomad/test/nomad_cluster.feature
+++ b/examples/nomad/test/nomad_cluster.feature
@@ -14,6 +14,20 @@ Feature: Nomad Cluster
       | resource.container.consul                   |
     And a HTTP call to "http://localhost:18500/v1/status/leader" should result in status 200
     And a HTTP call to "http://localhost:19091" should result in status 200
+  
+  @datacenter
+  Scenario: Nomad Cluster
+    Given the following jumppad variables are set
+      | key               | value                 |
+      | datacenter        | dc2                   |
+    And I have a running blueprint
+    Then the following resources should be running
+      | name                       |
+      | resource.network.cloud     |
+      | resource.nomad_cluster.dev |
+      | resource.container.consul                   |
+    And a HTTP call to "http://localhost:18500/v1/status/leader" should result in status 200
+    And a HTTP call to "http://localhost:19091" should result in status 200
 
   @multi-node
   Scenario: Nomad Multi-Node Cluster
diff --git a/examples/nomad/variables.hcl b/examples/nomad/variables.hcl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8ff7c983
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/nomad/variables.hcl
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+variable "client_nodes" {
+  default = 0
+}
+
+variable "datacenter" {
+  default = "dc1"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pkg/config/resources/nomad/provider_cluster.go b/pkg/config/resources/nomad/provider_cluster.go
index 2dca36d9..f77fef07 100644
--- a/pkg/config/resources/nomad/provider_cluster.go
+++ b/pkg/config/resources/nomad/provider_cluster.go
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ func (p *ClusterProvider) createServerNode(img ctypes.Image, volumeID string, is
 	}
 
 	// generate the server config
-	sc := dataDir + "\n" + fmt.Sprintf(serverConfig, cpu)
+	sc := dataDir + "\n" + fmt.Sprintf(serverConfig, p.config.Datacenter, cpu)
 
 	// write the nomad config to a file
 	os.MkdirAll(p.config.ConfigDir, os.ModePerm)
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ func (p *ClusterProvider) createServerNode(img ctypes.Image, volumeID string, is
 // returns the fqdn, docker id, and an error if unsuccessful
 func (p *ClusterProvider) createClientNode(id string, image, volumeID, serverID string) (string, string, error) {
 	// generate the client config
-	sc := dataDir + "\n" + fmt.Sprintf(clientConfig, serverID)
+	sc := dataDir + "\n" + fmt.Sprintf(clientConfig, p.config.Datacenter, serverID)
 
 	// write the default config to a file
 	clientConfigPath := path.Join(p.config.ConfigDir, "client_config.hcl")
@@ -697,6 +697,7 @@ func (p *ClusterProvider) deployConnector() error {
 
 	config := fmt.Sprintf(
 		nomadConnectorDeployment,
+		p.config.Datacenter,
 		p.config.ConnectorPort,
 		p.config.ConnectorPort+1,
 		string(cert),
@@ -864,7 +865,7 @@ func randomID() string {
 
 var nomadConnectorDeployment = `
 job "connector" {
-  datacenters = ["dc1"]
+  datacenters = ["%s"]
   type        = "service"
 
 
@@ -986,6 +987,8 @@ data_dir = "/var/lib/nomad"
 `
 
 const serverConfig = `
+datacenter = "%s"
+
 server {
   enabled = true
   bootstrap_expect = 1
@@ -1007,6 +1010,8 @@ plugin "raw_exec" {
 `
 
 const clientConfig = `
+datacenter = "%s"
+
 client {
 	enabled = true
 
diff --git a/pkg/config/resources/nomad/resource_cluster.go b/pkg/config/resources/nomad/resource_cluster.go
index 2afb3c0e..69e74c59 100644
--- a/pkg/config/resources/nomad/resource_cluster.go
+++ b/pkg/config/resources/nomad/resource_cluster.go
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ type NomadCluster struct {
 	Volumes       ctypes.Volumes            `hcl:"volume,block" json:"volumes,omitempty"`                     // volumes to attach to the cluster
 	OpenInBrowser bool                      `hcl:"open_in_browser,optional" json:"open_in_browser,omitempty"` // open the UI in the browser after creation
 
+	Datacenter string `hcl:"datacenter,optional" json:"datacenter"` // Nomad datacenter, defaults dc1
+
 	// Images that will be copied from the local docker cache to the cluster
 	CopyImages ctypes.Images `hcl:"copy_image,block" json:"copy_images,omitempty"`
 
@@ -76,6 +78,10 @@ func (n *NomadCluster) Process() error {
 		n.ConsulConfig = utils.EnsureAbsolute(n.ConsulConfig, n.File)
 	}
 
+	if n.Datacenter == "" {
+		n.Datacenter = "dc1"
+	}
+
 	// Process volumes
 	// make sure mount paths are absolute
 	for i, v := range n.Volumes {
diff --git a/pkg/config/zz_hclparser.go b/pkg/config/zz_hclparser.go
index ea2a40c4..36b09043 100644
--- a/pkg/config/zz_hclparser.go
+++ b/pkg/config/zz_hclparser.go
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 package config
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"strconv"
 
 	"github.com/jumppad-labs/hclconfig"
 	"github.com/jumppad-labs/hclconfig/types"
@@ -70,7 +72,15 @@ func customHCLFuncDockerHost() (string, error) {
 }
 
 func customHCLFuncDataFolderWithPermissions(name string, permissions int) (string, error) {
-	perms := os.FileMode(permissions)
+	if permissions > 0 && permissions < 778 {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("permissions must be a three digit number less than 777")
+	}
+
+	// convert the permissions to an octal e.g. 777 to 0777
+	strInt := fmt.Sprintf("0%d", permissions)
+	oInt, _ := strconv.ParseInt(strInt, 8, 64)
+
+	perms := os.FileMode(oInt)
 	return utils.GetDataFolder(name, perms), nil
 }