diff --git a/aws/aws_eks_create_custom_ami.sh b/aws/aws_eks_create_custom_ami.sh
index cae942c183a..fa3829e4dd7 100755
--- a/aws/aws_eks_create_custom_ami.sh
+++ b/aws/aws_eks_create_custom_ami.sh
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ instance_state="$(
         --output text
 )"
 if [ "$instance_state" = "terminated" ]; then
+    # will trigger launching a new instance with the same name
     instance_id=''
 fi