diff --git a/services/service/main.tf b/services/service/main.tf
index 2172167..0545b24 100644
--- a/services/service/main.tf
+++ b/services/service/main.tf
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 resource "nomad_job" "service" {
   jobspec = templatefile("${path.module}/service_template.nomad", {
     name               = var.name
+    priority           = var.priority
     image              = var.image
     image_pull_timeout = var.image_pull_timeout
     args               = var.args
diff --git a/services/service/service_template.nomad b/services/service/service_template.nomad
index 1addb55..fd20266 100644
--- a/services/service/service_template.nomad
+++ b/services/service/service_template.nomad
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ job "${name}" {
   datacenters = ["dc1"]
 
   type = "service"
+  priority = ${priority}
 
   group "${name}" {
     network {
diff --git a/services/service/vars.tf b/services/service/vars.tf
index 2632a08..c7b4067 100644
--- a/services/service/vars.tf
+++ b/services/service/vars.tf
@@ -3,6 +3,13 @@ variable "name" {
   description = "Name of the service"
 }
 
+variable "priority" {
+  type        = number
+  default     = 50
+  description = "Scheduler priority of the service"
+}
+
+
 variable "image" {
   type        = string
   description = "Image that should be run"