diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
index 61de7bb..17a5368 100644
--- a/main.tf
+++ b/main.tf
@@ -24,5 +24,6 @@ module "password_policy" {
 }
 
 resource "aws_iam_account_alias" "alias" {
+  count         = var.account_alias ? 1 : 0
   account_alias = var.account_name
 }
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diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index a13068d..e37caea 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -3,3 +3,8 @@ variable "account_name" {
   type        = string
 }
 
+variable "account_alias" {
+  description = "Creates a preferred alias using account_name"
+  default     = true
+  type        = bool
+}
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