diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4dd4652c..e2f49cd7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ Description: The node pools to create on the Kubernetes Cluster.
 Type:
 
 ```hcl
-map(object({
+list(object({
     vm_size             = string
     enable_auto_scaling = bool
     max_count           = number
@@ -193,8 +193,8 @@ map(object({
 Default:
 
 ```json
-{
-  "1": {
+[
+  {
     "enable_auto_scaling": true,
     "max_count": 110,
     "min_count": 2,
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ Default:
     "os_sku": "Ubuntu",
     "vm_size": "Standard_D4d_v5"
   },
-  "2": {
+  {
     "enable_auto_scaling": true,
     "max_count": 110,
     "min_count": 2,
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ Default:
     "os_sku": "Ubuntu",
     "vm_size": "Standard_D4d_v5"
   },
-  "3": {
+  {
     "enable_auto_scaling": true,
     "max_count": 110,
     "min_count": 2,
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ Default:
     "os_sku": "Ubuntu",
     "vm_size": "Standard_D4d_v5"
   }
-}
+]
 ```
 
 ### <a name="input_private_endpoints"></a> [private\_endpoints](#input\_private\_endpoints)
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ Description: This is the full output for the resource.
 
 ## Modules
 
-The following modules are called:
+The following Modules are called:
 
 ### <a name="module_regions"></a> [regions](#module\_regions)
 
diff --git a/examples/with_availability_zone/README.md b/examples/with_availability_zone/README.md
index 1cde1414..3d304773 100644
--- a/examples/with_availability_zone/README.md
+++ b/examples/with_availability_zone/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <!-- BEGIN_TF_DOCS -->
-# AKS cluster with the region having availability zone
+# AKS cluster with region having availability zone
 
 This deploys the module with a region that has availability zones.
 
@@ -18,14 +18,6 @@ provider "azurerm" {
   features {}
 }
 
-
-## Section to provide a random Azure region for the resource group
-# This allows us to randomize the region for the resource group.
-module "regions" {
-  source  = "Azure/regions/azurerm"
-  version = ">= 0.3.0"
-}
-
 # This ensures we have unique CAF compliant names for our resources.
 module "naming" {
   source  = "Azure/naming/azurerm"
@@ -122,12 +114,6 @@ Source: Azure/naming/azurerm
 
 Version: >= 0.3.0
 
-### <a name="module_regions"></a> [regions](#module\_regions)
-
-Source: Azure/regions/azurerm
-
-Version: >= 0.3.0
-
 ### <a name="module_test"></a> [test](#module\_test)
 
 Source: ../../
diff --git a/examples/without_availability_zone/README.md b/examples/without_availability_zone/README.md
index 6a3a9cdf..51a80913 100644
--- a/examples/without_availability_zone/README.md
+++ b/examples/without_availability_zone/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <!-- BEGIN_TF_DOCS -->
-# AKS cluster with region having no availability zone
+# AKS cluster without availability zones
 
 This deploys the module with a region that has no availability zones.
 
@@ -18,14 +18,6 @@ provider "azurerm" {
   features {}
 }
 
-
-## Section to provide a random Azure region for the resource group
-# This allows us to randomize the region for the resource group.
-module "regions" {
-  source  = "Azure/regions/azurerm"
-  version = ">= 0.3.0"
-}
-
 # This ensures we have unique CAF compliant names for our resources.
 module "naming" {
   source  = "Azure/naming/azurerm"
@@ -122,12 +114,6 @@ Source: Azure/naming/azurerm
 
 Version: >= 0.3.0
 
-### <a name="module_regions"></a> [regions](#module\_regions)
-
-Source: Azure/regions/azurerm
-
-Version: >= 0.3.0
-
 ### <a name="module_test"></a> [test](#module\_test)
 
 Source: ../../
diff --git a/locals.tf b/locals.tf
index 0456daeb..725e1020 100644
--- a/locals.tf
+++ b/locals.tf
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ locals {
 
 # check if zone is available and return the zone if it is available
 locals {
-# zones = try(formatlist("%s", module.regions.regions_by_name[var.location == null ? local.resource_group_location : var.location].zones[(tonumber(count.index) - 1)]), null) 
- # remove the count and use something else for index
-  zones = try(formatlist("%s", module.regions.regions_by_name[var.location == null ? local.resource_group_location : var.location].zones), null)
-  
+  # zones = try(formatlist("%s", module.regions.regions_by_name[var.location == null ? local.resource_group_location : var.location].zones), null)
+  zones = {
+    for zones in module.regions.regions_by_name_or_display_name[var.location == null ? local.resource_group_location : var.location].zones : zones => zones
+  }
 }
 
diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
index 20b2ae87..3b39d823 100644
--- a/main.tf
+++ b/main.tf
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ resource "azurerm_kubernetes_cluster" "this" {
     node_count             = 5
     os_sku                 = "Ubuntu"
     tags                   = merge(var.tags, var.agents_tags)
-    zones                  = try(module.regions.regions_by_name[coalesce(var.location, local.resource_group_location)].zones, null)
+    # convert to string the zones
+    zones = [for zone in local.zones : zone]
   }
   dynamic "identity" {
     for_each = var.identity_ids != null ? [var.identity_ids] : []
@@ -66,18 +67,22 @@ resource "azurerm_management_lock" "this" {
 resource "azurerm_kubernetes_cluster_node_pool" "this" {
   # if the region has zone create a node pool per zone
   # if the region does not have zone create a single node pool with the zone as null
-  count                 = var.node_pools != null ? length(var.node_pools) == 1 ? 3 : length(var.node_pools) : 0
+  # count = var.node_pools == null ?  length(var.node_pools) : if zones is 3 multiple by 3
+  # if node pools are not emplty check if the node has a zone if yes then create a node pool per zone otherwise create a single node pool
+  count = var.node_pools != null ? length(var.node_pools) : local.zones != null ? 3 : 1
+
   kubernetes_cluster_id = azurerm_kubernetes_cluster.this.id
-  name                  = count.index
-  vm_size               = var.node_pools[count.index].vm_size
+  name                  = "agentpool${count.index + 1}"
+  vm_size               = var.node_pools[count.index] == null ? var.node_pools[0].vm_size : var.node_pools[count.index].vm_size
   enable_auto_scaling   = true
-  max_count             = var.node_pools[count.index].max_count
-  min_count             = var.node_pools[count.index].min_count
-  node_count            = var.node_pools[count.index].node_count
-  os_sku                = var.node_pools[count.index].os_sku
+  max_count             = var.node_pools[count.index] == null ? var.node_pools[0].vm_size : var.node_pools[count.index].max_count
+  min_count             = var.node_pools[count.index] == null ? var.node_pools[0].vm_size : var.node_pools[count.index].min_count
+  node_count            = var.node_pools[count.index] == null ? var.node_pools[0].vm_size : var.node_pools[count.index].node_count
+  os_sku                = var.node_pools[count.index] == null ? var.node_pools[0].vm_size : var.node_pools[count.index].os_sku
   tags                  = var.tags
-  zones                 = local.zones[count.index]
+  zones                 = try(formatlist("%s", local.zones[(tonumber(count.index) + 1)]), null)
 }
+
 resource "azurerm_role_assignment" "this" {
   for_each = var.role_assignments
 
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index aaf69b89..523fa7a8 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ variable "managed_identities" {
 }
 
 variable "node_pools" {
-  type = map(object({
+  type = list(object({
     vm_size             = string
     enable_auto_scaling = bool
     max_count           = number
@@ -108,8 +108,25 @@ variable "node_pools" {
     tags                = optional(map(string), {})
     zones               = optional(string)
   }))
-  default = {
-    "1" = {
+  default = [{
+    vm_size             = "Standard_D4d_v5"
+    enable_auto_scaling = true
+    max_count           = 110
+    min_count           = 2
+    node_count          = 2
+    os_sku              = "Ubuntu"
+    mode                = "User"
+    },
+    {
+      vm_size             = "Standard_D4d_v5"
+      enable_auto_scaling = true
+      max_count           = 110
+      min_count           = 2
+      node_count          = 2
+      os_sku              = "Ubuntu"
+      mode                = "User"
+    },
+    {
       vm_size             = "Standard_D4d_v5"
       enable_auto_scaling = true
       max_count           = 110
@@ -118,7 +135,7 @@ variable "node_pools" {
       os_sku              = "Ubuntu"
       mode                = "User"
     }
-  }
+  ]
   description = "The node pools to create on the Kubernetes Cluster."
 }