diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 621351d..0eb7a7d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ No. Maybe it will in the future. Right now it's lncli and bos only.
 - use an elastic-ip for the node
 - would be cool to do a 1/1 autoscaling group, but need to make sure channel backup is SOLID
 - second instance for a watchtower
+- use ec2 instance-connect instead of the ssh key
 
 ## Credits
 Most of the lnd.conf and the systemd unit script were cribbed from Alex Bosworth's run-lnd repo (https://github.com/alexbosworth/run-lnd)
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diff --git a/lib/lightningnode-stack.ts b/lib/lightningnode-stack.ts
index 40ce75e..9fb0622 100644
--- a/lib/lightningnode-stack.ts
+++ b/lib/lightningnode-stack.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ export class LightningNode extends cdk.Stack {
       name: 'cdk-keypair',
       description: 'Key Pair created with CDK Deployment',
     });
-    key.grantReadOnPublicKey
     
     // Security groups. I made three different ones because adding/removing SGs from instances
     // is easier to do through automation than changing rules on a single SG.