diff --git a/solutions/fully-configurable/variables.tf b/solutions/fully-configurable/variables.tf
index e17e4789..c1e18572 100644
--- a/solutions/fully-configurable/variables.tf
+++ b/solutions/fully-configurable/variables.tf
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ variable "ibmcloud_kms_api_key" {
 
 variable "existing_resource_group_name" {
   type        = string
-  description = "The name of a new or existing resource group to provision resources in."
-  default     = "Default"
+  description = "The name of an existing resource group to provision the resources. If not provided the default resource group will be used."
+  default     = null
 }