diff --git a/bin/deploy_cdk.sh b/bin/deploy_cdk.sh
index cb2a697..ef51ebe 100755
--- a/bin/deploy_cdk.sh
+++ b/bin/deploy_cdk.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ fi
 
 # deploy bulk of the application
 (cd cdk
-npm run cdk -- deploy --require-approval never QuizAppStack
+npm run ${CDK_CMD} -- deploy --require-approval never QuizAppStack
 )
 
 # get the backend API url