diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
index 5cd3742..71119c8 100644
--- a/main.tf
+++ b/main.tf
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ resource "castai_node_configuration" "this" {
 
 resource "castai_node_configuration_default" "this" {
   cluster_id       = castai_aks_cluster.castai_cluster.id
-  configuration_id = length(regexall(local.configuration_id_regex_pattern, var.default_node_configuration)) > 0 ? var.default_node_configuration : castai_node_configuration.this[var.default_node_configuration].id
+  configuration_id = var.default_node_configuration_name != "" ? castai_node_configuration.this[var.default_node_configuration_name].id :  length(regexall(local.configuration_id_regex_pattern, var.default_node_configuration)) > 0 ? var.default_node_configuration : castai_node_configuration.this[var.default_node_configuration].id
 
   depends_on = [castai_node_configuration.this]
 }
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ resource "castai_node_template" "this" {
   name                         = try(each.value.name, each.key)
   is_default                   = try(each.value.is_default, false)
   is_enabled                   = try(each.value.is_enabled, true)
-  configuration_id             = can(each.value.configuration_id) ? length(regexall(local.configuration_id_regex_pattern, each.value.configuration_id)) > 0 ? each.value.configuration_id : castai_node_configuration.this[each.value.configuration_id].id : null
+  configuration_id             = try(each.value.configuration_name, null) != null ? castai_node_configuration.this[each.value.configuration_name].id : can(each.value.configuration_id) ? length(regexall(local.configuration_id_regex_pattern, each.value.configuration_id)) > 0 ? each.value.configuration_id : castai_node_configuration.this[each.value.configuration_id].id : null
   should_taint                 = try(each.value.should_taint, true)
   rebalancing_config_min_nodes = try(each.value.rebalancing_config_min_nodes, 0)
 
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index c60c353..1813eee 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -104,6 +104,13 @@ variable "node_configurations" {
 variable "default_node_configuration" {
   type        = string
   description = "ID of the default node configuration"
+  default = ""
+}
+
+variable "default_node_configuration_name" {
+  type        = string
+  description = "Name of the default node configuration"
+  default = ""
 }
 
 variable "node_templates" {