diff --git a/terraform/projects/kubernetes_vms/main.tf b/terraform/projects/kubernetes_vms/main.tf
index 4653221..e4a05d3 100644
--- a/terraform/projects/kubernetes_vms/main.tf
+++ b/terraform/projects/kubernetes_vms/main.tf
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ module "pve_vm" {
   vm_cpu    = each.value.vm_cpu
   vm_ram    = each.value.vm_ram
   vm_vlan   = each.value.vm_vlan
-  vm_tags   = var.vm_tags
+  vm_tags   = ["${var.vm_env}"]
 }
 
 locals {
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ locals {
   max_free_mib = length(local.node_stats) > 0 ? max([for node in local.node_stats : node.free_mib]...) : 0
 
   # Online nodes ordered by available memory, most available first (name as tie-break)
-  node_order = var.target_node != "" ? [var.target_node] : [
+  node_order = [
     for key in sort([
       for node in local.node_stats : "${format("%012d", local.max_free_mib - node.free_mib)}|${node.name}"
     ]) : split("|", key)[1]
diff --git a/terraform/projects/kubernetes_vms/provider.tf b/terraform/projects/kubernetes_vms/provider.tf
index 0b2729c..5a0be7a 100644
--- a/terraform/projects/kubernetes_vms/provider.tf
+++ b/terraform/projects/kubernetes_vms/provider.tf
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ provider "proxmox" {
   insecure  = false
   ssh {
     agent       = false
-    private_key = file("~/.ssh/id_ed25519")
-    username    = "root"
+    username    = var.proxmox_ssh_username
+    password    = var.proxmox_ssh_password
   }
 }
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diff --git a/terraform/projects/kubernetes_vms/variables.tf b/terraform/projects/kubernetes_vms/variables.tf
index e94d4df..1525310 100644
--- a/terraform/projects/kubernetes_vms/variables.tf
+++ b/terraform/projects/kubernetes_vms/variables.tf
@@ -9,10 +9,16 @@ variable "proxmox_api_token" {
   sensitive   = true
 }
 
-variable "target_node" {
-  description = "Node which hosts the VMs when set; otherwise a node is selected based on available resources"
+variable "proxmox_ssh_username" {
+  description = "Proxmox SSH username"
   type        = string
-  default     = ""
+  sensitive   = true
+}
+
+variable "proxmox_ssh_password" {
+  description = "Proxmox SSH password"
+  type        = string
+  sensitive   = true
 }
 
 variable "master_count" {
@@ -55,9 +61,3 @@ variable "vm_env" {
   type        = string
   default     = "prod"
 }
-
-variable "vm_tags" {
-  description = "Tags for the VM"
-  type        = list(any)
-  default     = ["prod"]
-}
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