diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index db34a3b..80dd548 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
 ##### Added
 
-- Write your awesome addition here (by @you)
+- Ability to configure force_delete for the worker group ASG (by @stefansedich)
 
 ##### Changed
 
-- Write your awesome change here (by @you)
+- Change worker group ASG to use create_before_destroy (by @stefansedich)
 
 # History
 
diff --git a/local.tf b/local.tf
index 5597cdd..5523d63 100644
--- a/local.tf
+++ b/local.tf
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ locals {
     asg_desired_capacity          = "1"                             # Desired worker capacity in the autoscaling group.
     asg_max_size                  = "3"                             # Maximum worker capacity in the autoscaling group.
     asg_min_size                  = "1"                             # Minimum worker capacity in the autoscaling group.
+    asg_force_delete              = false                           # Enable forced deletion for the autoscaling group.
     instance_type                 = "m4.large"                      # Size of the workers instances.
     spot_price                    = ""                              # Cost of spot instance.
     placement_tenancy             = ""                              # The tenancy of the instance. Valid values are "default" or "dedicated".
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ locals {
     asg_desired_capacity                     = "1"                                           # Desired worker capacity in the autoscaling group.
     asg_max_size                             = "3"                                           # Maximum worker capacity in the autoscaling group.
     asg_min_size                             = "1"                                           # Minimum worker capacity in the autoscaling group.
+    asg_force_delete                         = false                                         # Enable forced deletion for the autoscaling group.
     instance_type                            = "m4.large"                                    # Size of the workers instances.
     override_instance_type                   = "t3.large"                                    # Need to specify at least one additional instance type for mixed instances policy. The instance_type holds  higher priority for on demand instances.
     on_demand_allocation_strategy            = "prioritized"                                 # Strategy to use when launching on-demand instances. Valid values: prioritized.
diff --git a/workers.tf b/workers.tf
index 0c7acd4..088e1ff 100644
--- a/workers.tf
+++ b/workers.tf
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ resource "aws_autoscaling_group" "workers" {
   desired_capacity      = "${lookup(var.worker_groups[count.index], "asg_desired_capacity", local.workers_group_defaults["asg_desired_capacity"])}"
   max_size              = "${lookup(var.worker_groups[count.index], "asg_max_size", local.workers_group_defaults["asg_max_size"])}"
   min_size              = "${lookup(var.worker_groups[count.index], "asg_min_size", local.workers_group_defaults["asg_min_size"])}"
+  force_delete          = "${lookup(var.worker_groups[count.index], "asg_force_delete", local.workers_group_defaults["asg_force_delete"])}"
   target_group_arns     = ["${compact(split(",", coalesce(lookup(var.worker_groups[count.index], "target_group_arns", ""), local.workers_group_defaults["target_group_arns"])))}"]
   launch_configuration  = "${element(aws_launch_configuration.workers.*.id, count.index)}"
   vpc_zone_identifier   = ["${split(",", coalesce(lookup(var.worker_groups[count.index], "subnets", ""), local.workers_group_defaults["subnets"]))}"]
@@ -22,6 +23,8 @@ resource "aws_autoscaling_group" "workers" {
   }"]
 
   lifecycle {
+    create_before_destroy = true
+
     ignore_changes = ["desired_capacity"]
   }
 }
diff --git a/workers_launch_template.tf b/workers_launch_template.tf
index 8e8427d..12ad83d 100644
--- a/workers_launch_template.tf
+++ b/workers_launch_template.tf
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ resource "aws_autoscaling_group" "workers_launch_template" {
   desired_capacity  = "${lookup(var.worker_groups_launch_template[count.index], "asg_desired_capacity", local.workers_group_launch_template_defaults["asg_desired_capacity"])}"
   max_size          = "${lookup(var.worker_groups_launch_template[count.index], "asg_max_size", local.workers_group_launch_template_defaults["asg_max_size"])}"
   min_size          = "${lookup(var.worker_groups_launch_template[count.index], "asg_min_size", local.workers_group_launch_template_defaults["asg_min_size"])}"
+  force_delete      = "${lookup(var.worker_groups_launch_template[count.index], "asg_force_delete", local.workers_group_launch_template_defaults["asg_force_delete"])}"
   target_group_arns = ["${compact(split(",", coalesce(lookup(var.worker_groups_launch_template[count.index], "target_group_arns", ""), local.workers_group_launch_template_defaults["target_group_arns"])))}"]
 
   mixed_instances_policy {
@@ -48,6 +49,8 @@ resource "aws_autoscaling_group" "workers_launch_template" {
   }"]
 
   lifecycle {
+    create_before_destroy = true
+
     ignore_changes = ["desired_capacity"]
   }
 }