diff --git a/infra/vultr-kubernetes/.gitignore b/infra/vultr-kubernetes/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b654e1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/infra/vultr-kubernetes/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+secrets.sh
diff --git a/infra/vultr-kubernetes/Makefile b/infra/vultr-kubernetes/Makefile
index 17a709d..08dd323 100644
--- a/infra/vultr-kubernetes/Makefile
+++ b/infra/vultr-kubernetes/Makefile
@@ -3,20 +3,20 @@ plan=out.plan
 SHELL := /bin/bash
 
 $(plan): *.tf
-	source ./secrets.env && terraform plan -input=false -out $(plan)
+	source ./secrets.sh && terraform plan -var-file variables.tfvars -input=false -out $(plan)
 
 push: build
-	source ./secrets.env && terraform apply $(plan)
+	source ./secrets.sh && terraform apply $(plan)
 
 refresh:
-	source ./secrets.env && terraform apply -refresh-only
+	source ./secrets.sh && terraform apply -refresh-only
 
 test:
 	terraform validate
 
 
 rip:
-	source ./secrets.env && terraform destroy
+	source ./secrets.sh && terraform destroy
 
 clean:
 	rm -f $(plan)
diff --git a/infra/vultr-kubernetes/backend.tf b/infra/vultr-kubernetes/backend.tf
index e97929e..b310af3 100644
--- a/infra/vultr-kubernetes/backend.tf
+++ b/infra/vultr-kubernetes/backend.tf
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ terraform {
     }
     vultr = {
       source = "vultr/vultr"
-      version = "2.19.0"
+      version = "2.16.4"
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/infra/vultr-kubernetes/cluster.tf b/infra/vultr-kubernetes/cluster.tf
index 0e5f51b..387e8b6 100644
--- a/infra/vultr-kubernetes/cluster.tf
+++ b/infra/vultr-kubernetes/cluster.tf
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ resource vultr_kubernetes athens {
     # how many pools do we want
     node_quantity = 1
     plan = var.cluster.pool.plan
-    label = var.cluster.pool.label
+    label = var.cluster.label
     min_nodes = var.cluster.pool.min
     max_nodes = var.cluster.pool.max
   }
diff --git a/infra/vultr-kubernetes/variables.tfvars b/infra/vultr-kubernetes/variables.tfvars
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8f9fd00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/infra/vultr-kubernetes/variables.tfvars
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+
+cluster = {
+  region = "lax"
+  label   = "athens-cluster"
+  version = "v1.28.3+2"
+  pool = {
+	  plan =  "vc2-1c-2gb"
+	  autoscale = true
+	  min = 1
+	  max = 2
+  }
+}