diff --git a/lib/vmpooler/aws_setup.rb b/lib/vmpooler/aws_setup.rb
index 9e0d9c5..9b537f9 100644
--- a/lib/vmpooler/aws_setup.rb
+++ b/lib/vmpooler/aws_setup.rb
@@ -10,13 +10,18 @@ module Vmpooler
       ROOT_KEYS_SCRIPT = ENV['ROOT_KEYS_SCRIPT']
       ROOT_KEYS_SYNC_CMD = "curl -k -o - -L #{ROOT_KEYS_SCRIPT} | %s"
 
-      def self.setup_node_by_ssh(host, platform)
+      def initialize(logger, new_vmname)
+        @logger = logger
         @key_file = ENV['AWS_KEY_FILE_LOCATION']
+        @vm_name = new_vmname
+      end
+
+      def setup_node_by_ssh(host, platform)
         conn = check_ssh_accepting_connections(host, platform)
         if conn
-          puts "#{host} connected"
+          @logger.log('s', "[>] [#{platform}] '#{@vm_name}' net:ssh connected")
           configure_host(host, platform, conn)
-          puts "#{host} configured"
+          @logger.log('s', "[>] [#{platform}] '#{@vm_name}' configured")
         end
       end
 
@@ -34,7 +39,7 @@ module Vmpooler
       #
       #     For an Ubuntu AMI, the user name is ubuntu.
 
-      def self.get_user(platform)
+      def get_user(platform)
         if platform =~ /centos/
           'centos'
         elsif platform =~ /ubuntu/
@@ -46,22 +51,22 @@ module Vmpooler
         end
       end
 
-      def self.check_ssh_accepting_connections(host, platform)
+      def check_ssh_accepting_connections(host, platform)
         retries = 0
         begin
           user = get_user(platform)
           netssh_jruby_workaround
           Net::SSH.start(host, user, keys: @key_file, timeout: 10)
         rescue Net::SSH::ConnectionTimeout, Errno::ECONNREFUSED => e
-          puts "#{host} Requested instances do not have sshd ready yet, try again for 300s (#{retries}): #{e}"
+          @logger.log('s', "[>] [#{platform}] '#{@vm_name}' net:ssh requested instances do not have sshd ready yet, try again for 300s (#{retries}/300): #{e}")
           sleep 1
           retry if (retries += 1) < 300
         rescue Errno::EBADF => e
-          puts "#{host} Jruby error, try again for 300s (#{retries}): #{e}"
+          @logger.log('s', "[>] [#{platform}] '#{@vm_name}' net:ssh jruby error, try again for 300s (#{retries}/30): #{e}")
           sleep 10
           retry if (retries += 1) < 30
         rescue StandardError => e
-          puts "#{host} Other error, cancelling aws_setup: #{e}"
+          @logger.log('s', "[>] [#{platform}] '#{@vm_name}' net:ssh other error, skipping aws_setup: #{e}")
           puts e.backtrace
           return nil
         end
@@ -69,7 +74,7 @@ module Vmpooler
 
       # Configure the aws host by enabling root and setting the hostname
       # @param host [String] the internal dns name of the instance
-      def self.configure_host(host, platform, ssh)
+      def configure_host(host, platform, ssh)
         ssh.exec!('sudo cp -r .ssh /root/.')
         ssh.exec!("sudo sed -ri 's/^#?PermitRootLogin.*/PermitRootLogin yes/' /etc/ssh/sshd_config")
         ssh.exec!("sudo hostname #{host}")
@@ -81,7 +86,7 @@ module Vmpooler
         sync_root_keys(host, platform)
       end
 
-      def self.restart_sshd(host, platform, ssh)
+      def restart_sshd(host, platform, ssh)
         ssh.open_channel do |channel|
           channel.request_pty do |ch, success|
             raise "can't get pty request" unless success
@@ -100,7 +105,7 @@ module Vmpooler
         ssh.loop
       end
 
-      def self.sync_root_keys(host, _platform)
+      def sync_root_keys(host, _platform)
         return if ROOT_KEYS_SCRIPT.nil?
 
         user = 'root'
@@ -113,7 +118,7 @@ module Vmpooler
       # issue when using net ssh 6.1.0 with jruby
       # https://github.com/jruby/jruby-openssl/issues/105
       # this will turn off some algos that match /^ecd(sa|h)-sha2/
-      def self.netssh_jruby_workaround
+      def netssh_jruby_workaround
         Net::SSH::Transport::Algorithms::ALGORITHMS.each_value { |algs| algs.reject! { |a| a =~ /^ecd(sa|h)-sha2/ } }
         Net::SSH::KnownHosts::SUPPORTED_TYPE.reject! { |t| t =~ /^ecd(sa|h)-sha2/ }
       end
diff --git a/lib/vmpooler/providers/ec2.rb b/lib/vmpooler/providers/ec2.rb
index 4a7c26c..b7b0721 100644
--- a/lib/vmpooler/providers/ec2.rb
+++ b/lib/vmpooler/providers/ec2.rb
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ module Vmpooler
           # The default connection pool timeout should be quite large - 60 seconds
           connpool_timeout = provider_config['connection_pool_timeout'].nil? ? 60 : provider_config['connection_pool_timeout'].to_i
           logger.log('d', "[#{name}] ConnPool - Creating a connection pool of size #{connpool_size} with timeout #{connpool_timeout}")
+          @logger = logger
           @connection_pool = Vmpooler::PoolManager::GenericConnectionPool.new(
             metrics: metrics,
             connpool_type: 'provider_connection_pool',
@@ -223,10 +224,15 @@ module Vmpooler
                   key: 'portfolio',
                   value: 'ds-ci'
                 }
-
               ]
             }
           ]
+          if global_config[:config] && global_config[:config]['site_name']
+            tag.first[:tags] << {
+              key: 'Name',
+              value: global_config[:config]['site_name']
+            }
+          end
           config = {
             min_count: 1,
             max_count: 1,
@@ -250,13 +256,14 @@ module Vmpooler
           created_instance = get_vm(pool_name, new_vmname)
 
           # extra setup steps
-          provision_node_aws(created_instance['private_dns_name'], pool_name) if to_provision(pool_name) == 'true' || to_provision(pool_name) == true
+          provision_node_aws(created_instance['private_dns_name'], pool_name, new_vmname) if to_provision(pool_name) == 'true' || to_provision(pool_name) == true
 
           created_instance
         end
 
-        def provision_node_aws(vm, pool_name)
-          AwsSetup.setup_node_by_ssh(vm, pool_name)
+        def provision_node_aws(vm, pool_name, new_vmname)
+          aws_setup = AwsSetup.new(@logger, new_vmname)
+          aws_setup.setup_node_by_ssh(vm, pool_name)
         end
 
         def get_block_device_mappings(image_id, volume_size)
@@ -511,7 +518,7 @@ module Vmpooler
         def debug_logger(message, send_to_upstream: false)
           # the default logger is simple and does not enforce debug levels (the first argument)
           puts message if ENV['DEBUG_FLAG']
-          logger.log('[g]', message) if send_to_upstream
+          @logger.log('[g]', message) if send_to_upstream
         end
       end
     end