diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
index 1034fd22..91ab79a8 100644
--- a/main.tf
+++ b/main.tf
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ locals {
   create = var.create && var.putin_khuylo
 
   is_t_instance_type = replace(var.instance_type, "/^t(2|3|3a|4g){1}\\..*$/", "1") == "1" ? true : false
+
+  ami = try(coalesce(var.ami, try(nonsensitive(data.aws_ssm_parameter.this[0].value), null)), null)
 }
 
 data "aws_ssm_parameter" "this" {
@@ -19,7 +21,7 @@ data "aws_ssm_parameter" "this" {
 resource "aws_instance" "this" {
   count = local.create && !var.ignore_ami_changes && !var.create_spot_instance ? 1 : 0
 
-  ami                  = try(coalesce(var.ami, nonsensitive(data.aws_ssm_parameter.this[0].value)), null)
+  ami                  = local.ami
   instance_type        = var.instance_type
   cpu_core_count       = var.cpu_core_count
   cpu_threads_per_core = var.cpu_threads_per_core
@@ -187,7 +189,7 @@ resource "aws_instance" "this" {
 resource "aws_instance" "ignore_ami" {
   count = local.create && var.ignore_ami_changes && !var.create_spot_instance ? 1 : 0
 
-  ami                  = try(coalesce(var.ami, nonsensitive(data.aws_ssm_parameter.this[0].value)), null)
+  ami                  = local.ami
   instance_type        = var.instance_type
   cpu_core_count       = var.cpu_core_count
   cpu_threads_per_core = var.cpu_threads_per_core
@@ -361,7 +363,7 @@ resource "aws_instance" "ignore_ami" {
 resource "aws_spot_instance_request" "this" {
   count = local.create && var.create_spot_instance ? 1 : 0
 
-  ami                  = try(coalesce(var.ami, nonsensitive(data.aws_ssm_parameter.this[0].value)), null)
+  ami                  = local.ami
   instance_type        = var.instance_type
   cpu_core_count       = var.cpu_core_count
   cpu_threads_per_core = var.cpu_threads_per_core