diff --git a/fast/stages/00-bootstrap/outputs.tf b/fast/stages/00-bootstrap/outputs.tf
index 9b7c77b8..46677b6a 100644
--- a/fast/stages/00-bootstrap/outputs.tf
+++ b/fast/stages/00-bootstrap/outputs.tf
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ locals {
       sa     = module.automation-tf-resman-sa.email
     })
   }
+  tfvars = {
+    automation_project_id = module.automation-project.project_id
+    custom_roles          = local.custom_roles
+  }
 }
 
 # optionally generate providers and tfvars files for subsequent stages
@@ -46,10 +50,7 @@ resource "local_file" "tfvars" {
   for_each        = var.outputs_location == null ? {} : { 1 = 1 }
   file_permission = "0644"
   filename        = "${pathexpand(var.outputs_location)}/tfvars/00-bootstrap.auto.tfvars.json"
-  content = jsonencode({
-    automation_project_id = module.automation-project.project_id
-    custom_roles          = local.custom_roles
-  })
+  content         = jsonencode(local.tfvars)
 }
 
 # outputs
@@ -87,8 +88,5 @@ output "providers" {
 output "tfvars" {
   description = "Terraform variable files for the following stages."
   sensitive   = true
-  value = {
-    automation_project_id = module.automation-project.project_id
-    custom_roles          = local.custom_roles
-  }
+  value       = local.tfvars
 }
diff --git a/fast/stages/01-resman/outputs.tf b/fast/stages/01-resman/outputs.tf
index 41e272bf..fb1123a5 100644
--- a/fast/stages/01-resman/outputs.tf
+++ b/fast/stages/01-resman/outputs.tf
@@ -74,6 +74,10 @@ locals {
       for k, v in module.branch-teams-team-sa : "team-${k}" => v.id
     },
   )
+  tfvars = {
+    folder_ids       = local.folder_ids
+    service_accounts = local.service_accounts
+  }
 }
 
 # optionally generate providers and tfvars files for subsequent stages
@@ -89,10 +93,7 @@ resource "local_file" "tfvars" {
   for_each        = var.outputs_location == null ? {} : { 1 = 1 }
   file_permission = "0644"
   filename        = "${pathexpand(var.outputs_location)}/tfvars/01-resman.auto.tfvars.json"
-  content = jsonencode({
-    folder_ids       = local.folder_ids
-    service_accounts = local.service_accounts
-  })
+  content         = jsonencode(local.tfvars)
 }
 
 # outputs
@@ -165,8 +166,5 @@ output "teams" {
 output "tfvars" {
   description = "Terraform variable files for the following stages."
   sensitive   = true
-  value = {
-    folder_ids       = local.folder_ids
-    service_accounts = local.service_accounts
-  }
+  value       = local.tfvars
 }
diff --git a/fast/stages/02-networking-nva/outputs.tf b/fast/stages/02-networking-nva/outputs.tf
index 62aef41a..0b93bf4b 100644
--- a/fast/stages/02-networking-nva/outputs.tf
+++ b/fast/stages/02-networking-nva/outputs.tf
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ locals {
     prod-landing = module.landing-project.number
     prod-spoke-0 = module.prod-spoke-project.number
   }
+  tfvars = {
+    host_project_ids     = local.host_project_ids
+    host_project_numbers = local.host_project_numbers
+    vpc_self_links       = local.vpc_self_links
+  }
   vpc_self_links = {
     prod-landing-trusted   = module.landing-trusted-vpc.self_link
     prod-landing-untrusted = module.landing-untrusted-vpc.self_link
@@ -39,11 +44,7 @@ resource "local_file" "tfvars" {
   for_each        = var.outputs_location == null ? {} : { 1 = 1 }
   file_permission = "0644"
   filename        = "${pathexpand(var.outputs_location)}/tfvars/02-networking.auto.tfvars.json"
-  content = jsonencode({
-    host_project_ids     = local.host_project_ids
-    host_project_numbers = local.host_project_numbers
-    vpc_self_links       = local.vpc_self_links
-  })
+  content         = jsonencode(local.tfvars)
 }
 
 # outputs
@@ -80,9 +81,5 @@ output "vpn_gateway_endpoints" {
 output "tfvars" {
   description = "Terraform variables file for the following stages."
   sensitive   = true
-  value = {
-    host_project_ids     = local.host_project_ids
-    host_project_numbers = local.host_project_numbers
-    vpc_self_links       = local.vpc_self_links
-  }
+  value       = local.tfvars
 }
diff --git a/fast/stages/02-networking-vpn/outputs.tf b/fast/stages/02-networking-vpn/outputs.tf
index cf52b08c..7b401dbb 100644
--- a/fast/stages/02-networking-vpn/outputs.tf
+++ b/fast/stages/02-networking-vpn/outputs.tf
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ locals {
     prod-landing = module.landing-project.number
     prod-spoke-0 = module.prod-spoke-project.number
   }
+  tfvars = {
+    host_project_ids     = local.host_project_ids
+    host_project_numbers = local.host_project_numbers
+    vpc_self_links       = local.vpc_self_links
+  }
   vpc_self_links = {
     prod-landing = module.landing-vpc.self_link
     dev-spoke-0  = module.dev-spoke-vpc.self_link
@@ -38,11 +43,7 @@ resource "local_file" "tfvars" {
   for_each        = var.outputs_location == null ? {} : { 1 = 1 }
   file_permission = "0644"
   filename        = "${pathexpand(var.outputs_location)}/tfvars/02-networking.auto.tfvars.json"
-  content = jsonencode({
-    host_project_ids     = local.host_project_ids
-    host_project_numbers = local.host_project_numbers
-    vpc_self_links       = local.vpc_self_links
-  })
+  content         = jsonencode(loca.tfvars)
 }
 
 # outputs
@@ -80,9 +81,5 @@ output "vpn_gateway_endpoints" {
 output "tfvars" {
   description = "Terraform variables file for the following stages."
   sensitive   = true
-  value = {
-    host_project_ids     = local.host_project_ids
-    host_project_numbers = local.host_project_numbers
-    vpc_self_links       = local.vpc_self_links
-  }
+  value       = local.tfvars
 }
diff --git a/fast/stages/02-security/outputs.tf b/fast/stages/02-security/outputs.tf
index 5068454e..ee2ac15e 100644
--- a/fast/stages/02-security/outputs.tf
+++ b/fast/stages/02-security/outputs.tf
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ locals {
     ])
   )
   output_kms_keys = { for k in local._output_kms_keys : k.key => k.id }
+  tfvars = {
+    kms_keys = local.output_kms_keys
+  }
 }
 
 # optionally generate files for subsequent stages
@@ -42,9 +45,7 @@ resource "local_file" "tfvars" {
   for_each        = var.outputs_location == null ? {} : { 1 = 1 }
   file_permission = "0644"
   filename        = "${pathexpand(var.outputs_location)}/tfvars/02-security.auto.tfvars.json"
-  content = jsonencode({
-    kms_keys = local.output_kms_keys
-  })
+  content         = jsonencode(local.tfvars)
 }
 
 # outputs
@@ -67,7 +68,5 @@ output "stage_perimeter_projects" {
 output "tfvars" {
   description = "Terraform variable files for the following stages."
   sensitive   = true
-  value = {
-    kms_keys = local.output_kms_keys
-  }
+  value       = local.tfvars
 }