diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
index 71e2992..eceebd1 100644
--- a/main.tf
+++ b/main.tf
@@ -256,7 +256,9 @@ locals {
     container_memory = "${module.instance_type_metrics.memory_application_mb}m"
     java_opts        = var.java_opts
 
-    private_ecr_registry = var.private_ecr_registry
+    is_private_ecr_registry = local.is_private_ecr_registry
+    private_ecr_registry    = var.private_ecr_registry
+    region                  = data.aws_region.current.name
   })
 }
 
diff --git a/templates/user-data.sh.tmpl b/templates/user-data.sh.tmpl
index 8040307..9ac314f 100644
--- a/templates/user-data.sh.tmpl
+++ b/templates/user-data.sh.tmpl
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ sudo base64 --decode << EOF > $${CONFIG_DIR}/iglu-server.hocon
 ${config_b64}
 EOF
 
+%{ if is_private_ecr_registry }
+aws ecr get-login-password --region ${region} | docker login --username AWS --password-stdin ${private_ecr_registry}
+%{ endif ~}
+
 # Run the server setup
 set +e
 sudo docker run \