diff --git a/google-cloud/container-linux/kubernetes/controllers.tf b/google-cloud/container-linux/kubernetes/controllers.tf
index 036e4fb9..a3d28c79 100644
--- a/google-cloud/container-linux/kubernetes/controllers.tf
+++ b/google-cloud/container-linux/kubernetes/controllers.tf
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ data "template_file" "controller_config" {
     etcd_domain = "${var.cluster_name}-etcd${count.index}.${var.dns_zone}"
 
     # etcd0=https://cluster-etcd0.example.com,etcd1=https://cluster-etcd1.example.com,...
-    etcd_initial_cluster = "${join(",", data.template_file.etcds.*.rendered)}"
+    etcd_initial_cluster = "${join(",", formatlist("%s=https://%s:2380", null_resource.repeat.*.triggers.name, null_resource.repeat.*.triggers.domain))}"
 
     kubeconfig            = "${indent(10, module.bootkube.kubeconfig)}"
     ssh_authorized_key    = "${var.ssh_authorized_key}"
@@ -80,14 +80,14 @@ data "template_file" "controller_config" {
   }
 }
 
-data "template_file" "etcds" {
-  count    = "${var.controller_count}"
-  template = "etcd$${index}=https://$${cluster_name}-etcd$${index}.$${dns_zone}:2380"
+# Horrible hack to generate a Terraform list of a desired length without dependencies.
+# Ideal ${repeat("etcd", 3) -> ["etcd", "etcd", "etcd"]}
+resource null_resource "repeat" {
+  count = "${var.controller_count}"
 
-  vars {
-    index = "${count.index}"
-    cluster_name = "${var.cluster_name}"
-    dns_zone = "${var.dns_zone}"
+  triggers {
+    name   = "etcd${count.index}"
+    domain = "${var.cluster_name}-etcd${count.index}.${var.dns_zone}"
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/google-cloud/fedora-atomic/kubernetes/controllers.tf b/google-cloud/fedora-atomic/kubernetes/controllers.tf
index ad86345f..fe1f596d 100644
--- a/google-cloud/fedora-atomic/kubernetes/controllers.tf
+++ b/google-cloud/fedora-atomic/kubernetes/controllers.tf
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ data "template_file" "controller-cloudinit" {
     etcd_domain = "${var.cluster_name}-etcd${count.index}.${var.dns_zone}"
 
     # etcd0=https://cluster-etcd0.example.com,etcd1=https://cluster-etcd1.example.com,...
-    etcd_initial_cluster = "${join(",", data.template_file.etcds.*.rendered)}"
+    etcd_initial_cluster = "${join(",", formatlist("%s=https://%s:2380", null_resource.repeat.*.triggers.name, null_resource.repeat.*.triggers.domain))}"
 
     kubeconfig            = "${indent(6, module.bootkube.kubeconfig)}"
     ssh_authorized_key    = "${var.ssh_authorized_key}"
@@ -80,13 +80,13 @@ data "template_file" "controller-cloudinit" {
   }
 }
 
-data "template_file" "etcds" {
-  count    = "${var.controller_count}"
-  template = "etcd$${index}=https://$${cluster_name}-etcd$${index}.$${dns_zone}:2380"
+# Horrible hack to generate a Terraform list of a desired length without dependencies.
+# Ideal ${repeat("etcd", 3) -> ["etcd", "etcd", "etcd"]}
+resource null_resource "repeat" {
+  count = "${var.controller_count}"
 
-  vars {
-    index = "${count.index}"
-    cluster_name = "${var.cluster_name}"
-    dns_zone = "${var.dns_zone}"
+  triggers {
+    name   = "etcd${count.index}"
+    domain = "${var.cluster_name}-etcd${count.index}.${var.dns_zone}"
   }
 }