diff --git a/vsi-validation/main.tf b/vsi-validation/main.tf
index 07f4b50..a253e0b 100644
--- a/vsi-validation/main.tf
+++ b/vsi-validation/main.tf
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ resource "ibm_is_instance" "validation_instance" {
   zone = var.subnet_zone
   keys = [var.ssh_key_id]
 
+  resource_group = var.resource_group
+
   timeouts {
     create = "15m"
     update = "15m"
diff --git a/vsi-validation/variables.tf b/vsi-validation/variables.tf
index 964d3c8..d28ebbc 100644
--- a/vsi-validation/variables.tf
+++ b/vsi-validation/variables.tf
@@ -31,4 +31,9 @@ variable "subnet_zone" {
 variable "ssh_key_id" {
     description = "ID of SSH key to provision with"
     type = string
+}
+
+variable "resource_group" {
+    description = "Resource group to provision VSI with"
+    type = string
 }
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