diff --git a/.github/ansible/scripts/init_safekeeper.sh b/.github/ansible/scripts/init_safekeeper.sh
index a9b5025562..879891e7a3 100644
--- a/.github/ansible/scripts/init_safekeeper.sh
+++ b/.github/ansible/scripts/init_safekeeper.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-# get instance id from meta-data service
+# fetch params from meta-data service
 INSTANCE_ID=$(curl -s http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/instance-id)
+AZ_ID=$(curl -s http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/placement/availability-zone)
 
 # store fqdn hostname in var
 HOST=$(hostname -f)
@@ -14,7 +15,8 @@ cat <<EOF | tee /tmp/payload
   "port": 6500,
   "http_port": 7676,
   "region_id": {{ console_region_id }},
-  "instance_id": "${INSTANCE_ID}"
+  "instance_id": "${INSTANCE_ID}",
+  "availability_zone_id": "${AZ_ID}"
 }
 EOF