diff --git a/pkg/resources/aws/aws.go b/pkg/resources/aws/aws.go
index b8be7ea4c97a7..3b4a52a1c11c6 100644
--- a/pkg/resources/aws/aws.go
+++ b/pkg/resources/aws/aws.go
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ func ListInstances(cloud fi.Cloud, clusterName string) ([]*resources.Resource, e
 					case "terminated", "shutting-down":
 						continue
 
-					case "running", "stopped":
+					case "running", "stopped", "pending":
 						// We need to delete
 						klog.V(4).Infof("instance %q has state=%q", id, stateName)