diff --git a/examples/templates/aws-linux/README.md b/examples/templates/aws-linux/README.md
index 90992fcb18fe7..d3de4e849fb2c 100644
--- a/examples/templates/aws-linux/README.md
+++ b/examples/templates/aws-linux/README.md
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ instances provisioned by Coder:
         "ec2:GetDefaultCreditSpecification",
         "ec2:DescribeIamInstanceProfileAssociations",
         "ec2:DescribeTags",
+        "ec2:DescribeInstances",
+        "ec2:DescribeInstanceTypes",
         "ec2:CreateTags",
         "ec2:RunInstances",
         "ec2:DescribeInstanceCreditSpecifications",
@@ -46,7 +48,6 @@ instances provisioned by Coder:
       "Sid": "CoderResources",
       "Effect": "Allow",
       "Action": [
-        "ec2:DescribeInstances",
         "ec2:DescribeInstanceAttribute",
         "ec2:UnmonitorInstances",
         "ec2:TerminateInstances",
diff --git a/examples/templates/aws-windows/README.md b/examples/templates/aws-windows/README.md
index ebd59839fcc0a..0bc85b0810a80 100644
--- a/examples/templates/aws-windows/README.md
+++ b/examples/templates/aws-windows/README.md
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ instances provisioned by Coder:
         "ec2:GetDefaultCreditSpecification",
         "ec2:DescribeIamInstanceProfileAssociations",
         "ec2:DescribeTags",
+        "ec2:DescribeInstances",
+        "ec2:DescribeInstanceTypes",
         "ec2:CreateTags",
         "ec2:RunInstances",
         "ec2:DescribeInstanceCreditSpecifications",
@@ -48,7 +50,6 @@ instances provisioned by Coder:
       "Sid": "CoderResources",
       "Effect": "Allow",
       "Action": [
-        "ec2:DescribeInstances",
         "ec2:DescribeInstanceAttribute",
         "ec2:UnmonitorInstances",
         "ec2:TerminateInstances",