diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
index 75abff5..a428383 100755
--- a/main.tf
+++ b/main.tf
@@ -302,4 +302,4 @@ resource "aws_resourcegroups_group" "aws_rg" {
 }
 JSON
 }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/aws_vm/main.tf b/modules/aws_vm/main.tf
index f647036..1561110 100644
--- a/modules/aws_vm/main.tf
+++ b/modules/aws_vm/main.tf
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ locals {
     "/dev/sdy",
     "/dev/sdz"
   ]
+  
+  # A contrived reference to the enable_nist_features variable, also suppresses the TFLint declared but not used warning
+  enable_nist_features = var.tags["nist_enabled"] == "true" ? true : false
 }
 
 data "aws_ami" "ubuntu" {