diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 433db45..d0f3fdd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ The module deploys Karpenter needed AWS resources, namely in IAM. It copies the
 | Name | Description | Type | Default | Required |
 |------|-------------|------|---------|:--------:|
 | <a name="input_account_id"></a> [account\_id](#input\_account\_id) | aws account number | `string` | `""` | no |
-| <a name="input_ami_type"></a> [ami\_type](#input\_ami\_type) | AMI type to use for the Karpenter node group | `string` | `"AL2023_x86_64"` | no |
+| <a name="input_ami_type"></a> [ami\_type](#input\_ami\_type) | AMI type to use for the Karpenter node group | `string` | `"AL2023_x86_64_STANDARD"` | no |
 | <a name="input_cluster_endpoint"></a> [cluster\_endpoint](#input\_cluster\_endpoint) | Endpoint for your Kubernetes API server | `string` | n/a | yes |
 | <a name="input_cluster_name"></a> [cluster\_name](#input\_cluster\_name) | EKS cluster name name component used through out the EKS cluster describing its purpose (ex: dice-dev) | `string` | n/a | yes |
 | <a name="input_create_spot_service_linked_role"></a> [create\_spot\_service\_linked\_role](#input\_create\_spot\_service\_linked\_role) | Whether to create the service-linked role for EC2 Spot (required for Karpenter spot instances) | `bool` | `false` | no |
diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
index 0c4692c..6456515 100644
--- a/main.tf
+++ b/main.tf
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 locals {
   ami_type_family = upper(split("_", var.ami_type)[0])
-  amd_ami_family  = local.ami_type_family == "BOTTLEROCKET" ? "Bottlerocket" : local.ami_type_family
+  amd_ami_family  = local.ami_type_family
   amd_ami_alias   = lower(format("%v@latest", local.amd_ami_family))
 
   # Calculate the role name with prefix
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ locals {
   rule_name_prefix     = length(local.rule_name_raw) > local.max_rule_name_length ? substr(local.rule_name_raw, 0, local.max_rule_name_length) : local.rule_name_raw
   queue_name           = format("%v%v", local.prefixes["eks-queue"], var.cluster_name)
   subnet_ids           = try(tolist(var.subnets), [])
-
 }
 
 # Replicating from here: https://github.e.it.census.gov/SCT-Engineering/terraform-aws-eks/tree/master/modules/karpenter
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index 86661f8..ec5f5ce 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -101,5 +101,5 @@ variable "create_spot_service_linked_role" {
 variable "ami_type" {
   description = "AMI type to use for the Karpenter node group"
   type        = string
-  default     = "AL2023_x86_64"
+  default     = "AL2023_x86_64_STANDARD"
 }