diff --git a/charts/cluster-api-runtime-extensions-nutanix/defaultclusterclasses/eks-cluster-class.yaml b/charts/cluster-api-runtime-extensions-nutanix/defaultclusterclasses/eks-cluster-class.yaml
index 661f22afe..7b88786a1 100644
--- a/charts/cluster-api-runtime-extensions-nutanix/defaultclusterclasses/eks-cluster-class.yaml
+++ b/charts/cluster-api-runtime-extensions-nutanix/defaultclusterclasses/eks-cluster-class.yaml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ spec:
           ref:
             apiVersion: bootstrap.cluster.x-k8s.io/v1beta2
             kind: EKSConfigTemplate
-            name: eks-quick-start-worker-configtemplate
+            name: quick-start-worker-configtemplate
         infrastructure:
           ref:
             apiVersion: infrastructure.cluster.x-k8s.io/v1beta2
@@ -73,11 +73,16 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   template:
     spec:
+      ami:
+        eksLookupType: AmazonLinux2023
+      instanceMetadataOptions:
+        httpPutResponseHopLimit: 2
+        httpTokens: required
       instanceType: PLACEHOLDER
       sshKeyName: ""
 ---
 apiVersion: bootstrap.cluster.x-k8s.io/v1beta2
-kind: EKSConfigTemplate
+kind: NodeadmConfigTemplate
 metadata:
   labels:
     cluster.x-k8s.io/provider: eks
diff --git a/hack/examples/bases/eks/clusterclass/clusterclass.yaml b/hack/examples/bases/eks/clusterclass/clusterclass.yaml
index 7033e0363..6aa7196e3 100644
--- a/hack/examples/bases/eks/clusterclass/clusterclass.yaml
+++ b/hack/examples/bases/eks/clusterclass/clusterclass.yaml
@@ -58,10 +58,15 @@ metadata:
   name: "quick-start-worker-machinetemplate"
 spec:
   template:
-    spec: {}
+    spec:
+      ami:
+        eksLookupType: AmazonLinux2023
+      instanceMetadataOptions:
+        httpTokens: required
+        httpPutResponseHopLimit: 2
 ---
 apiVersion: bootstrap.cluster.x-k8s.io/v1beta2
-kind: EKSConfigTemplate
+kind: NodeadmConfigTemplate
 metadata:
   name: "quick-start-worker-configtemplate"
 spec: