diff --git a/pkg/types/aws/defaults/platform.go b/pkg/types/aws/defaults/platform.go
index 953beea6708..6d9498a053a 100644
--- a/pkg/types/aws/defaults/platform.go
+++ b/pkg/types/aws/defaults/platform.go
@@ -6,10 +6,11 @@ import (
 
 var (
 	defaultMachineClass = map[string]string{
-		"eu-north-1":    "m5",
-		"eu-west-3":     "m5",
-		"us-gov-east-1": "m5",
-		"us-west-2":     "m5",
+		"eu-north-1":     "m5",
+		"ap-northeast-2": "m5",
+		"eu-west-3":      "m5",
+		"us-gov-east-1":  "m5",
+		"us-west-2":      "m5",
 	}
 )
 
diff --git a/platformtests/aws/default_instance_class_test.go b/platformtests/aws/default_instance_class_test.go
index ce1d9cacc4b..1b16faab2f6 100644
--- a/platformtests/aws/default_instance_class_test.go
+++ b/platformtests/aws/default_instance_class_test.go
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ func TestGetDefaultInstanceClass(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 
 			available := make(map[string]map[string]struct{}, len(preferredInstanceClasses))
-			var match string
+			var allowed []string
 
 			for _, instanceClass := range preferredInstanceClasses {
 				if _, ok := classes[instanceClass]; !ok {
@@ -160,17 +160,16 @@ func TestGetDefaultInstanceClass(t *testing.T) {
 				}
 
 				if reflect.DeepEqual(available[instanceClass], zones) {
-					match = instanceClass
-					break
+					allowed = append(allowed, instanceClass)
 				}
 			}
 
-			if match == "" {
+			if len(allowed) == 0 {
 				t.Fatalf("none of the preferred instance classes are fully supported: %v", available)
 			}
 
 			t.Log(available)
-			assert.Equal(t, defaults.InstanceClass(region), match)
+			assert.Contains(t, allowed, defaults.InstanceClass(region))
 		})
 	}
 }