diff --git a/pkg/model/bootstrapscript.go b/pkg/model/bootstrapscript.go
index 062aa69128..2f806fee25 100644
--- a/pkg/model/bootstrapscript.go
+++ b/pkg/model/bootstrapscript.go
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ func (b *BootstrapScriptBuilder) ResourceNodeUp(c *fi.ModelBuilderContext, ig *k
 
 		// Bastions can have AdditionalUserData, but if there isn't any skip this part
 		if len(ig.Spec.AdditionalUserData) == 0 {
-			return fi.NewStringResource(""), nil
+			return nil, nil
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/update_cluster/private-shared-ip/cloudformation.json b/tests/integration/update_cluster/private-shared-ip/cloudformation.json
index ca58131179..aba2d0db80 100644
--- a/tests/integration/update_cluster/private-shared-ip/cloudformation.json
+++ b/tests/integration/update_cluster/private-shared-ip/cloudformation.json
@@ -366,8 +366,7 @@
                 }
               ]
             }
-          ],
-          "UserData": "extracted"
+          ]
         }
       }
     },
diff --git a/tests/integration/update_cluster/private-shared-ip/cloudformation.json.extracted.yaml b/tests/integration/update_cluster/private-shared-ip/cloudformation.json.extracted.yaml
index 236962341b..d2b2f75187 100644
--- a/tests/integration/update_cluster/private-shared-ip/cloudformation.json.extracted.yaml
+++ b/tests/integration/update_cluster/private-shared-ip/cloudformation.json.extracted.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-Resources.AWSEC2LaunchTemplatebastionprivatesharedipexamplecom.Properties.LaunchTemplateData.UserData: ""
 Resources.AWSEC2LaunchTemplatemasterustest1amastersprivatesharedipexamplecom.Properties.LaunchTemplateData.UserData: |
   #!/bin/bash
   set -o errexit
diff --git a/tests/integration/update_cluster/privatecilium/cloudformation.json b/tests/integration/update_cluster/privatecilium/cloudformation.json
index 0599d13338..57ac2868c9 100644
--- a/tests/integration/update_cluster/privatecilium/cloudformation.json
+++ b/tests/integration/update_cluster/privatecilium/cloudformation.json
@@ -428,8 +428,7 @@
                 }
               ]
             }
-          ],
-          "UserData": "extracted"
+          ]
         }
       }
     },
diff --git a/tests/integration/update_cluster/privatecilium/cloudformation.json.extracted.yaml b/tests/integration/update_cluster/privatecilium/cloudformation.json.extracted.yaml
index 4bb14b798d..14ad34f6ff 100644
--- a/tests/integration/update_cluster/privatecilium/cloudformation.json.extracted.yaml
+++ b/tests/integration/update_cluster/privatecilium/cloudformation.json.extracted.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-Resources.AWSEC2LaunchTemplatebastionprivateciliumexamplecom.Properties.LaunchTemplateData.UserData: ""
 Resources.AWSEC2LaunchTemplatemasterustest1amastersprivateciliumexamplecom.Properties.LaunchTemplateData.UserData: |
   #!/bin/bash
   set -o errexit
diff --git a/tests/integration/update_cluster/privatecilium2/cloudformation.json b/tests/integration/update_cluster/privatecilium2/cloudformation.json
index 031dfa53c1..9732100a5c 100644
--- a/tests/integration/update_cluster/privatecilium2/cloudformation.json
+++ b/tests/integration/update_cluster/privatecilium2/cloudformation.json
@@ -400,8 +400,7 @@
                 }
               ]
             }
-          ],
-          "UserData": "extracted"
+          ]
         }
       }
     },
diff --git a/tests/integration/update_cluster/privatecilium2/cloudformation.json.extracted.yaml b/tests/integration/update_cluster/privatecilium2/cloudformation.json.extracted.yaml
index 9fecd14e98..23451fa8c9 100644
--- a/tests/integration/update_cluster/privatecilium2/cloudformation.json.extracted.yaml
+++ b/tests/integration/update_cluster/privatecilium2/cloudformation.json.extracted.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-Resources.AWSEC2LaunchTemplatebastionprivateciliumexamplecom.Properties.LaunchTemplateData.UserData: ""
 Resources.AWSEC2LaunchTemplatemasterustest1amastersprivateciliumexamplecom.Properties.LaunchTemplateData.UserData: |
   #!/bin/bash
   set -o errexit
diff --git a/tests/integration/update_cluster/privateciliumadvanced/cloudformation.json b/tests/integration/update_cluster/privateciliumadvanced/cloudformation.json
index 1da8e21d96..563e8cb58b 100644
--- a/tests/integration/update_cluster/privateciliumadvanced/cloudformation.json
+++ b/tests/integration/update_cluster/privateciliumadvanced/cloudformation.json
@@ -428,8 +428,7 @@
                 }
               ]
             }
-          ],
-          "UserData": "extracted"
+          ]
         }
       }
     },
diff --git a/tests/integration/update_cluster/privateciliumadvanced/cloudformation.json.extracted.yaml b/tests/integration/update_cluster/privateciliumadvanced/cloudformation.json.extracted.yaml
index 5d35965ec4..1a3bac3165 100644
--- a/tests/integration/update_cluster/privateciliumadvanced/cloudformation.json.extracted.yaml
+++ b/tests/integration/update_cluster/privateciliumadvanced/cloudformation.json.extracted.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-Resources.AWSEC2LaunchTemplatebastionprivateciliumadvancedexamplecom.Properties.LaunchTemplateData.UserData: ""
 Resources.AWSEC2LaunchTemplatemasterustest1amastersprivateciliumadvancedexamplecom.Properties.LaunchTemplateData.UserData: |
   #!/bin/bash
   set -o errexit