diff --git a/local-app/python-tools/gfl-resource-actions/aws_resource_management/managers/eks.py b/local-app/python-tools/gfl-resource-actions/aws_resource_management/managers/eks.py
index c2fb8ed1..5d015d2d 100644
--- a/local-app/python-tools/gfl-resource-actions/aws_resource_management/managers/eks.py
+++ b/local-app/python-tools/gfl-resource-actions/aws_resource_management/managers/eks.py
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ def scale_down(self, clusters: List[Dict[str, Any]], dry_run: bool = False) -> N
 
             try:
                 region = cluster["region"]
-                eks_client = self.create_client("eks", region)
+                eks_client = self.get_client("eks")
 
                 # Get current scaling parameters from tags or nodegroups
                 min_nodes = cluster.get("min_nodes", "")
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ def scale_up(self, clusters: List[Dict[str, Any]], dry_run: bool = False) -> Non
 
             try:
                 region = cluster["region"]
-                eks_client = self.create_client("eks", region)
+                eks_client = self.get_client("eks")
 
                 # Check for original values in backup tags
                 original_min = cluster.get("original_min", "")
@@ -557,7 +557,8 @@ def discover_clusters(self, regions: List[str]) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
 
         for region in regions:
             try:
-                eks_client = self.create_client("eks", region)
+                self.region = region  # Set region context for get_client
+                eks_client = self.get_client("eks")
                 if not eks_client:
                     logger.warning(f"Could not create EKS client in {region}")
                     continue
@@ -660,7 +661,8 @@ def _get_kubeconfig(self, cluster_name: str, region: str, account_id: str) -> st
 
         Returns path to the kubeconfig file.
         """
-        eks = self.create_client("eks", region)
+        self.region = region # Set region context for get_client
+        eks = self.get_client("eks")
         cluster_info = eks.describe_cluster(name=cluster_name)["cluster"]
         # Use awscli to get token (assumes awscli is configured for this account)
         token = self._get_eks_token(cluster_name, region)