diff --git a/packer/vars/ubuntu-16.04.json b/packer/vars/ubuntu-16.04.json
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+{
+  "source_ami_filter_name": "*ubuntu*16.04*",
+  "source_ami_filter_owner": "099720109477",
+  "ssh_user": "ubuntu",
+
+  "distro": "Ubuntu 16.04",
+  "cloud_user_data": "provision/null_data.sh"
+}