diff --git a/example-projects/counter-demo/aws-cloudformation/start-with-vpc.py b/example-projects/counter-demo/aws-cloudformation/start-with-vpc.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8747eda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example-projects/counter-demo/aws-cloudformation/start-with-vpc.py
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import time
+
+import boto3
+from botocore.exceptions import ClientError
+
+region = 'eu-central-1'
+stackName = 'cloudcomp-counter-demo-stack'
+keyName = 'srieger-pub'
+
+
+client = boto3.setup_default_session(region_name=region)
+cfClient = boto3.client('cloudformation')
+
+templateFile = open("cloudcomp-counter-demo-with-vpc.json", "r")
+templateBody = templateFile.read()
+
+print("Deleting old stack...")
+print("------------------------------------")
+response = cfClient.delete_stack(
+    StackName=stackName,
+)
+
+print("creating new stack...")
+print("------------------------------------")
+
+response = cfClient.create_stack(
+    StackName=stackName,
+    TemplateBody=templateBody,
+    Parameters=[
+        {
+            'ParameterKey': 'paramKeyPair',
+            'ParameterValue': keyName
+        },
+    ],
+)
diff --git a/example-projects/counter-demo/aws-cloudformation/start.py b/example-projects/counter-demo/aws-cloudformation/start.py
index 8747eda..ed613bc 100644
--- a/example-projects/counter-demo/aws-cloudformation/start.py
+++ b/example-projects/counter-demo/aws-cloudformation/start.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ keyName = 'srieger-pub'
 client = boto3.setup_default_session(region_name=region)
 cfClient = boto3.client('cloudformation')
 
-templateFile = open("cloudcomp-counter-demo-with-vpc.json", "r")
+templateFile = open("cloudcomp-counter-demo.json", "r")
 templateBody = templateFile.read()
 
 print("Deleting old stack...")
@@ -31,5 +31,17 @@ response = cfClient.create_stack(
             'ParameterKey': 'paramKeyPair',
             'ParameterValue': keyName
         },
+        {
+            'ParameterKey': 'paramVPC',
+            'ParameterValue': 'vpc-eedd4187'
+        },
+        {
+            'ParameterKey': 'paramAvailabilityZones',
+            'ParameterValue': 'eu-central-1a, eu-central-1b, eu-central-1c',
+        },
+        {
+            'ParameterKey': 'paramSubnetIDs',
+            'ParameterValue': 'subnet-5c5f6d16, subnet-41422b28, subnet-6f2ea214',
+        },
     ],
 )