diff --git a/vpc/main.tf b/vpc/main.tf
index 9bb5bce3..683614c8 100644
--- a/vpc/main.tf
+++ b/vpc/main.tf
@@ -97,30 +97,33 @@ resource "aws_subnet" "external" {
 resource "aws_route_table" "external" {
   vpc_id = "${aws_vpc.main.id}"
 
-  route {
-    cidr_block = "0.0.0.0/0"
-    gateway_id = "${aws_internet_gateway.main.id}"
-  }
-
   tags {
     Name = "${var.name}-external-001"
   }
 }
 
+resource "aws_route" "external" {
+  route_table_id         = "${aws_route_table.external.id}"
+  destination_cidr_block = "0.0.0.0/0"
+  gateway_id             = "${aws_internet_gateway.main.id}"
+}
+
 resource "aws_route_table" "internal" {
   count  = "${length(compact(split(",", var.internal_subnets)))}"
   vpc_id = "${aws_vpc.main.id}"
 
-  route {
-    cidr_block     = "0.0.0.0/0"
-    nat_gateway_id = "${element(aws_nat_gateway.main.*.id, count.index)}"
-  }
-
   tags {
     Name = "${var.name}-${format("internal-%03d", count.index+1)}"
   }
 }
 
+resource "aws_route" "internal" {
+  count                  = "${length(compact(split(",", var.internal_subnets)))}"
+  route_table_id         = "${element(aws_route_table.internal.*.id, count.index)}"
+  destination_cidr_block = "0.0.0.0/0"
+  nat_gateway_id         = "${element(aws_nat_gateway.main.*.id, count.index)}"
+}
+
 /**
  * Route associations
  */