diff --git a/amazon-ec2/tasks/create-instance.yml b/amazon-ec2/tasks/create-instance.yml
index 25b5c620..8b337194 100644
--- a/amazon-ec2/tasks/create-instance.yml
+++ b/amazon-ec2/tasks/create-instance.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     region: "{{aws_region}}"
     description: "{{ec2_security_group.description}}"
     rules: "{{ec2_security_group.rules}}"
+    rules_egress: "{{ec2_security_group.rules_egress}}"
 
 - name: Create key pair
   ec2_key: