diff --git a/patterns/blueprint-vpc-lattice/cluster1/variable.tf b/patterns/blueprint-vpc-lattice/cluster1/variable.tf
index 698d320a20..592b156013 100644
--- a/patterns/blueprint-vpc-lattice/cluster1/variable.tf
+++ b/patterns/blueprint-vpc-lattice/cluster1/variable.tf
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 variable "region" {
+  description = "aws region in which the resources will be deployed"
   type = string
   default = "ap-southeast-2"
 }
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diff --git a/patterns/blueprint-vpc-lattice/cluster2/variable.tf b/patterns/blueprint-vpc-lattice/cluster2/variable.tf
index 698d320a20..592b156013 100644
--- a/patterns/blueprint-vpc-lattice/cluster2/variable.tf
+++ b/patterns/blueprint-vpc-lattice/cluster2/variable.tf
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 variable "region" {
+  description = "aws region in which the resources will be deployed"
   type = string
   default = "ap-southeast-2"
 }
\ No newline at end of file