diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c66eadc..88f7e6a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -20,12 +20,13 @@ This repo will automate the creation and connection to an AWS EC2 spot instance
 ### CDK Variables
 Modify the following properties in the [cloud-gaming-on-ec2](cdk/bin/cloud-gaming-on-ec2.ts) stack:
 
-| Parameter Name | Description                                                         |
-|----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
-| `ACCOUNT_ID`   | The AWS account ID you want to use                                  |
-| `REGION`       | The AWS region in which you want the resources created              |
-| `VPC_ID`       | The ID of the VPC you wish to deploy the instance into              |
-| `SUBNET_ID`    | The ID of a public subnet that you want your instance deployed into |
+| Parameter Name             | Description                                                         |
+|----------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| `ACCOUNT_ID`               | The AWS account ID you want to use                                  |
+| `REGION`                   | The AWS region in which you want the resources created              |
+| `VPC_ID`                   | The ID of the VPC you wish to deploy the instance into              |
+| `SUBNET_ID`                | The ID of a public subnet that you want your instance deployed into |
+| `SUBNET_AVAILABILITY_ZONE` | The availability zone of the subnet you provided                    |
 
 ## Running the application
 To run the application, simply run the `cloud-gaming.sh` script in the root directory and follow all instructions/menu choices and the script will take care of everything else!
diff --git a/aws-tools.sh b/aws-tools.sh
index 4e5c0fd..8d67155 100644
--- a/aws-tools.sh
+++ b/aws-tools.sh
@@ -166,12 +166,6 @@ deployCdk() {
   } | whiptail --title "Preparing CDK..." --gauge "Preparing CDK..." "$GAUGE_BOX_HEIGHT" "$GAUGE_BOX_WIDTH" 0
 
   declare pid
-  declare synthLogFile="${logFile}-synth.log"
-  printInfo "Running CDK synth and logging to $synthLogFile"
-  yes | npx cdk --no-color --require-approval never --profile $AWS_CLOUD_GAMING_PROFILE -c "user=$user" -c "localIp=$localIp" synth "TeamBuildingCloudGaming-$user" > $synthLogFile 2>&1 &
-  pid=$!
-  showTailBox "Synthesizing CDK" $pid $synthLogFile
-
   declare bootstrapLogFile="${logFile}-bootstrap.log"
   printInfo "Bootstrapping CDK and logging to $bootstrapLogFile"
   yes | npx cdk --no-color --require-approval never --profile $AWS_CLOUD_GAMING_PROFILE -c "user=$user" -c "localIp=$localIp" bootstrap > $bootstrapLogFile 2>&1 &
diff --git a/cdk/bin/cloud-gaming-on-ec2.ts b/cdk/bin/cloud-gaming-on-ec2.ts
index 5618103..f12aacf 100644
--- a/cdk/bin/cloud-gaming-on-ec2.ts
+++ b/cdk/bin/cloud-gaming-on-ec2.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ const ACCOUNT_ID = "PLACEHOLDER"
 const REGION = "us-east-1"
 const VPC_ID = 'PLACEHOLDER'
 const SUBNET_ID = 'PLACEHOLDER'
+const SUBNET_AVAILABILITY_ZONE = 'PLACEHOLDER'
 
 const user = app.node.tryGetContext("user");
 if (!user) {
@@ -47,5 +48,6 @@ new G4ADStack(app, `TeamBuildingCloudGaming-${user}`, {
     },
     user,
     vpcId: VPC_ID,
-    subnetId: SUBNET_ID
+    subnetId: SUBNET_ID,
+    subnetAvailabilityZone: SUBNET_AVAILABILITY_ZONE
 });
diff --git a/cdk/lib/base.ts b/cdk/lib/base.ts
index 4526bd7..5bc38af 100644
--- a/cdk/lib/base.ts
+++ b/cdk/lib/base.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ export interface BaseConfig extends StackProps {
     readonly instanceSize: InstanceSize;
     readonly vpcId: string;
     readonly subnetId: string;
+    readonly subnetAvailabilityZone: string;
     readonly sshKeyName: string;
     readonly volumeSizeGiB: number;
     readonly niceDCVDisplayDriverUrl: string;
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ export abstract class BaseEc2Stack extends Stack {
     constructor(scope: App, id: string, props: BaseConfig) {
         super(scope, id, props);
         this.props = props;
-        const { vpcId, subnetId, sshKeyName, volumeSizeGiB, openPorts, allowInboundCidr, user } = props;
+        const { vpcId, subnetId, subnetAvailabilityZone, sshKeyName, volumeSizeGiB, openPorts, allowInboundCidr, user } = props;
         const vpc = Vpc.fromLookup(this, "Vpc", { vpcId });
 
         const securityGroup = new SecurityGroup(this, `SecurityGroup-${user}`, {
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ export abstract class BaseEc2Stack extends Stack {
             instanceType: this.getInstanceType(),
             vpc,
             securityGroup,
-            vpcSubnets: vpc.selectSubnets({ subnets: [Subnet.fromSubnetAttributes(this, 'publicSubnet', {subnetId, availabilityZone: "us-east-1a"})] }),
+            vpcSubnets: vpc.selectSubnets({ subnets: [Subnet.fromSubnetAttributes(this, 'publicSubnet', {subnetId, availabilityZone: subnetAvailabilityZone})] }),
             keyName: sshKeyName,
             userData: this.getUserdata(),
             machineImage: MachineImage.latestWindows(WindowsVersion.WINDOWS_SERVER_2019_ENGLISH_FULL_BASE),
diff --git a/cloud-gaming.sh b/cloud-gaming.sh
index 8eb6150..99389cf 100755
--- a/cloud-gaming.sh
+++ b/cloud-gaming.sh
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ createPrerequisitesMap() {
 	put $mapName "dialog" $linuxName
 	put $mapName "pulsemixer" $linuxName
 	put $mapName "nc" $linuxName
-	
+
 	put $mapName "mas" $darwinName
 	put $mapName "python" $darwinName
 	put $mapName "pulseaudio" $darwinName
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ verifyPrerequisites() {
 			printWarn "Installing the FlatHub repo for Flatpak if it doesn't already exist..."
 			echo "$SUDO_PASSWORD" | sudo -k -S flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
 			printWarn "Installing SteamLink from FlatHub..."
-			echo "$SUDO_PASSWORD" | sudo -k -S flatpak install flathub com.valvesoftware.SteamLink
+			echo "$SUDO_PASSWORD" | sudo -k -S flatpak install -y flathub com.valvesoftware.SteamLink
 		fi
 #	elif [[ $KERNEL == "Darwin" ]]; then
 		# TODO check if SteamLink is installed, and if not, install it via mas-cli