diff --git a/ibm_catalog.json b/ibm_catalog.json
index 6bcf4ba8..6d30d6cc 100644
--- a/ibm_catalog.json
+++ b/ibm_catalog.json
@@ -58,7 +58,18 @@
             },
             {
               "key": "prefix",
-              "required": true
+              "required": true,
+              "default_value": "dev",
+              "random_string": {
+                "length": 4
+              },
+              "value_constraints": [
+                {
+                  "type": "regex",
+                  "description": "Prefix must begin with a lowercase letter and may contain only lowercase letters, digits, and hyphens '-'. It must not end with a hyphen('-'), and cannot contain consecutive hyphens ('--'). It should not exceed 16 characters.",
+                  "value": "^$|^__NULL__$|^[a-z](?!.*--)(?:[a-z0-9-]{0,14}[a-z0-9])?$"
+                }
+              ]
             },
             {
               "key": "cbr_zones",
diff --git a/solutions/fully-configurable/variables.tf b/solutions/fully-configurable/variables.tf
index bf32c599..9ced50a6 100644
--- a/solutions/fully-configurable/variables.tf
+++ b/solutions/fully-configurable/variables.tf
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ variable "ibmcloud_api_key" {
 variable "prefix" {
   type        = string
   nullable    = true
-  description = "The prefix to be added to all resources created by this solution. To skip using a prefix, set this value to null or an empty string. The prefix must begin with a lowercase letter and may contain only lowercase letters, digits, and hyphens '-'. It should not exceed 16 characters, must not end with a hyphen('-'), and can not contain consecutive hyphens ('--'). Example: prod-cbr. [Learn more](https://terraform-ibm-modules.github.io/documentation/#/prefix.md)."
+  description = "The prefix to add to all resources that this solution creates (e.g `prod`, `test`, `dev`). To skip using a prefix, set this value to null or an empty string. [Learn more](https://terraform-ibm-modules.github.io/documentation/#/prefix.md)."
 
   validation {
     # - null and empty string is allowed