diff --git a/lib/node.js b/lib/node.js
index cab4ef1..f853035 100644
--- a/lib/node.js
+++ b/lib/node.js
@@ -20,7 +20,10 @@ var INSTANCE_NAME,
 
 if(process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production')
 {
-	INSTANCE_NAME = shelljs.exec('ec2metadata --instance-id', {silent: true}).output;
+	if(process.env.INSTANCE_NAME !== "")
+	{
+		INSTANCE_NAME = shelljs.exec('ec2metadata --instance-id', {silent: true}).output;
+	}
 
 	ETH_VERSION = shelljs.exec((process.env.ETH_IMPLEMENTATION === 'go' ? 'ethereum -version' : 'eth -V'), {silent: true}).output;
 }
diff --git a/processes-go.json b/processes-go.json
index 1c6eeba..eb1cb39 100644
--- a/processes-go.json
+++ b/processes-go.json
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 		"exec_mode"					: "fork_mode",
 		"env":
 		{
+			"INSTANCE_NAME"			: "",
 			"NODE_ENV"				: "production",
 			"RPC_HOST"				: "localhost",
 			"RPC_PORT"				: "8080",
diff --git a/processes.json b/processes.json
index 6c2bf39..e3c186e 100644
--- a/processes.json
+++ b/processes.json
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 		"exec_mode"					: "fork_mode",
 		"env":
 		{
+			"INSTANCE_NAME"			: "",
 			"NODE_ENV"				: "production",
 			"RPC_HOST"				: "localhost",
 			"RPC_PORT"				: "8080",