diff --git a/aws/bootnode.yml b/aws/bootnode.yml
index 69ebe67..19cef67 100644
--- a/aws/bootnode.yml
+++ b/aws/bootnode.yml
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
   tasks:
     - name: Launch instance
       ec2:
+	  	id: "{{ bootnode_instance_name }}"
         ec2_access_key: "{{ access_key }}"
         ec2_secret_key: "{{ secret_key }}"
         key_name: "{{ awskeypair_name }}"
diff --git a/aws/explorer.yml b/aws/explorer.yml
index 0372ef4..15dbe06 100644
--- a/aws/explorer.yml
+++ b/aws/explorer.yml
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
   tasks:
     - name: Launch instance
       ec2:
+	  	id: "{{ bootnode_instance_name }}"
         ec2_access_key: "{{ access_key }}"
         ec2_secret_key: "{{ secret_key }}"
         key_name: "{{ awskeypair_name }}"
diff --git a/aws/moc.yml b/aws/moc.yml
index 4dc70db..40fc0d1 100644
--- a/aws/moc.yml
+++ b/aws/moc.yml
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
   tasks:
     - name: Launch instance
       ec2:
+	  	id: "{{ bootnode_instance_name }}"
         ec2_access_key: "{{ access_key }}"
         ec2_secret_key: "{{ secret_key }}"
         key_name: "{{ awskeypair_name }}"
diff --git a/aws/netstat.yml b/aws/netstat.yml
index 683a5d0..bc66e58 100644
--- a/aws/netstat.yml
+++ b/aws/netstat.yml
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
   tasks:
     - name: Launch instance
       ec2:
+	  	id: "{{ bootnode_instance_name }}"
         ec2_access_key: "{{ access_key }}"
         ec2_secret_key: "{{ secret_key }}"
         key_name: "{{ awskeypair_name }}"
diff --git a/aws/validator.yml b/aws/validator.yml
index 05add6e..093829e 100644
--- a/aws/validator.yml
+++ b/aws/validator.yml
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
   tasks:
     - name: Launch instance
       ec2:
+	  	id: "{{ bootnode_instance_name }}"
         ec2_access_key: "{{ access_key }}"
         ec2_secret_key: "{{ secret_key }}"
         key_name: "{{ awskeypair_name }}"