diff --git a/terraform/variables.tf b/terraform/variables.tf
index d29e099..c0fbf36 100644
--- a/terraform/variables.tf
+++ b/terraform/variables.tf
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ variable "name_prefix" {
 variable "enable_bastion" {
   description = "Feature flag to control the creation of the bastion module resources"
   type        = bool
-  default     = true
+  default     = false
 }
 
 variable "bastion_admin_password" {
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ variable "bastion_admin_password" {
 variable "enable_aks" {
   description = "Feature flag to control the creation of the aks module resources"
   type        = bool
-  default     = true
+  default     = false
 }
 
 variable "ssh_public_key" {