diff --git a/examples/aws-asg/main.tf b/examples/aws-asg/main.tf
index 9dbb9ede5..8f172352d 100644
--- a/examples/aws-asg/main.tf
+++ b/examples/aws-asg/main.tf
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ resource "aws_launch_configuration" "web-lc" {
   image_id = "${lookup(var.aws_amis, var.aws_region)}"
   instance_type = "${var.instance_type}"
   # Security group
-  security_groups = ["${aws_security_group.default.name}"]
+  security_groups = ["${aws_security_group.default.id}"]
   user_data = "${file("userdata.sh")}"
   key_name = "${var.key_name}"
 }