diff --git a/test/suites/ami/testdata/al2023_userdata_input.yaml b/test/suites/ami/testdata/al2023_userdata_input.yaml
index b0ce7a5e8496..b1130cc8f370 100644
--- a/test/suites/ami/testdata/al2023_userdata_input.yaml
+++ b/test/suites/ami/testdata/al2023_userdata_input.yaml
@@ -11,4 +11,5 @@ spec:
       clusterDNS:
       - 10.0.100.10
     flags:
-    - --node-labels="testing/cluster=unspecified"
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+    - --node-labels="testing/cluster=unspecified"
+    - --register-with-taints="karpenter.sh/unregistered:NoExecute"
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