diff --git a/terraform/aws/templates/iam.tf b/terraform/aws/templates/iam.tf
index 0291418c0..b88d9f0da 100644
--- a/terraform/aws/templates/iam.tf
+++ b/terraform/aws/templates/iam.tf
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ resource "aws_iam_policy" "bosh" {
         "ec2:DescribeAvailabilityZones",
         "ec2:DescribeImages",
         "ec2:DescribeInstances",
+        "ec2:DescribeInstanceTypes",
         "ec2:DescribeRegions",
         "ec2:DescribeSecurityGroups",
         "ec2:DescribeSnapshots",