diff --git a/user-data.sh.tftpl b/user-data.sh.tftpl
index fa325da..bccba4d 100644
--- a/user-data.sh.tftpl
+++ b/user-data.sh.tftpl
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ After=network-online.target
 Requires=network-online.target
 [Service]
 Type=simple
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/machine-agent start
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/machine-agent
 Restart=always
 RestartSec=5
 Environment="DEPOT_CLOUD_CONNECTION_ID=${DEPOT_CLOUD_CONNECTION_ID}"
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index 773cdaa..2e58366 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ variable "availability-zone" {
 variable "cloud-agent-version" {
   type        = string
   description = "Version tag for ghcr.io/depot/cloud-agent container"
-  default     = "1.2.0"
+  default     = "2.1.0"
 }
 
 variable "create" {