diff --git a/modules/compute/ec2-instance-scheduler/variables.tf b/modules/compute/ec2-instance-scheduler/variables.tf
index 121110e..f6b6b02 100644
--- a/modules/compute/ec2-instance-scheduler/variables.tf
+++ b/modules/compute/ec2-instance-scheduler/variables.tf
@@ -16,4 +16,10 @@ variable instance-ids {
 variable description {
   type = string
   description = "A description of instances to be started/stopped on schedule"
+}
+
+variable "cloudwatchlog-retention" {
+  type        = number
+  description = "Cloudwatch log retention days"
+  default     = 30
 }
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