diff --git a/edbterraform/data/terraform/aws/modules/specification/outputs.tf b/edbterraform/data/terraform/aws/modules/specification/outputs.tf
index 8dcea652..d65eb347 100644
--- a/edbterraform/data/terraform/aws/modules/specification/outputs.tf
+++ b/edbterraform/data/terraform/aws/modules/specification/outputs.tf
@@ -46,6 +46,13 @@ locals {
           # assign zone from mapped names
           zone = var.spec.regions[machine_spec.region].zones[machine_spec.zone_name].zone
           cidr = var.spec.regions[machine_spec.region].zones[machine_spec.zone_name].cidr
+
+          # expand any additional volumes with count > 1 and then merge the lists as a single list
+          additional_volumes = length(machine_spec.additional_volumes) > 0 ? flatten([
+            for volume in machine_spec.additional_volumes: [
+              for index in range(volume.count): volume
+            ]
+          ]) : machine_spec.additional_volumes
         })
       }
     ]
diff --git a/edbterraform/data/terraform/aws/modules/specification/variables.tf b/edbterraform/data/terraform/aws/modules/specification/variables.tf
index 00bc749c..c59f99b7 100644
--- a/edbterraform/data/terraform/aws/modules/specification/variables.tf
+++ b/edbterraform/data/terraform/aws/modules/specification/variables.tf
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ variable "spec" {
       # Use jbod_volumes which are meant to represent "Just a bunch of Disks(Volumes)" as an alternative
       # to manually manage per machine instance post-terraform
       additional_volumes = optional(list(object({
+        count         = optional(number, 1)
         mount_point   = optional(string)
         size_gb       = number
         iops          = optional(number)
diff --git a/infrastructure-examples/aws/machines-v2.yml b/infrastructure-examples/aws/machines-v2.yml
index 2474f8ff..85855a4a 100644
--- a/infrastructure-examples/aws/machines-v2.yml
+++ b/infrastructure-examples/aws/machines-v2.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ aws:
           zone: us-west-2b
           cidr: 10.2.20.0/24
         main:
-          zone: us-west-2b
+          zone: us-west-2a
           cidr: 10.2.30.0/24
       service_ports:
         - port: 22
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ aws:
       tags:
         type: dbt2-driver
     pg1:
+      count: 2
       image_name: rocky
       region: us-west-2
       zone_name: main
@@ -72,7 +73,8 @@ aws:
           size_gb: 100
           encrypted: false
       additional_volumes:
-        - size_gb: 20
+        - count: 4
+          size_gb: 20
           type: gp3
           iops: 4000
           throughput: 1000
@@ -89,12 +91,6 @@ aws:
           iops: 5000
           encrypted: false
           filesystem: xfs
-        - size_gb: 20
-          type: gp3
-          iops: 4000
-          throughput: 1000
-          encrypted: false
-          volume_group: data
       volume_groups:
         data:
           /opt/data0: