diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index de8c734..d310640 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 .terraform
 *.tfstate*
-*tfvars
 *hcl
 
+.DS_Store
 
+iam
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1b2daef..e9b53d3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -35,11 +35,8 @@ We'll be performing the following activities:
 
 ### Steps
 1. [Step 01](steps/step01/README.md) - first experiment with FIS, a simple single server setup.
-
+1. [Step 02](steps/step02/README.md) - second experiment, improving resilience.
+1. [Step 03](steps/step03/README.md) - third experiment, full resilience - test to destruction.
+1. [Step 04](steps/step04/README.md) - time permitting, a quick review of the safety level functionality.
 ---
 
-
-
-## Useful commands
-terraform plan --var-file ../common/common.tfvars
-terraform apply --auto-approve --var-file ../common/common.tfvars
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/steps/common/common.tfvars b/steps/common/common.tfvars
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e316e4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/steps/common/common.tfvars
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+panda_name = ""   # <--- replace with your panda name
diff --git a/steps/init/variables.tf b/steps/init/variables.tf
index 3f76f24..ac26a5b 100644
--- a/steps/init/variables.tf
+++ b/steps/init/variables.tf
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ locals {
     "tight",
     "uncommon"
   ]
-  panda_number    = index(local.panda_name_list, var.panda_name)
+  panda_number    = index(local.panda_name_list, replace(var.panda_name, "/-(test|panda)\\s*$$/", ""))
 
   resource_suffix = "${var.panda_name}_${local.playground_name}"
 
diff --git a/steps/step01/variables.tf b/steps/step01/variables.tf
index 5c56945..d2868d2 100644
--- a/steps/step01/variables.tf
+++ b/steps/step01/variables.tf
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ locals {
     "tight",
     "uncommon"
   ]
-  panda_number    = index(local.panda_name_list, var.panda_name)
+  panda_number    = index(local.panda_name_list, replace(var.panda_name, "/-(test|panda)\\s*$$/", ""))
 
   resource_suffix = "${var.panda_name}_${local.playground_name}"
 
diff --git a/steps/step02/variables.tf b/steps/step02/variables.tf
index e2ab9fa..2c84b1d 100644
--- a/steps/step02/variables.tf
+++ b/steps/step02/variables.tf
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ locals {
     "tight",
     "uncommon"
   ]
-  panda_number    = index(local.panda_name_list, var.panda_name)
+  panda_number    = index(local.panda_name_list, replace(var.panda_name, "/-(test|panda)\\s*$$/", ""))
 
   resource_suffix = "${var.panda_name}_${local.playground_name}"
 
diff --git a/steps/step03/variables.tf b/steps/step03/variables.tf
index 458cda7..fdf715b 100644
--- a/steps/step03/variables.tf
+++ b/steps/step03/variables.tf
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ locals {
     "tight",
     "uncommon"
   ]
-  panda_number    = index(local.panda_name_list, var.panda_name)
+  panda_number    = index(local.panda_name_list, replace(var.panda_name, "/-(test|panda)\\s*$$/", ""))
 
   resource_suffix = "${var.panda_name}_${local.playground_name}"