diff --git a/pkg/analyze/distribution.go b/pkg/analyze/distribution.go
index a1390f07..232142b7 100644
--- a/pkg/analyze/distribution.go
+++ b/pkg/analyze/distribution.go
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ func analyzeDistribution(analyzer *troubleshootv1beta1.Distribution, getCollecte
 	}
 
 	foundProviders := providers{}
+	foundMaster := false
 
 	for _, node := range nodes {
 		for k, v := range node.ObjectMeta.Labels {
@@ -53,6 +54,9 @@ func analyzeDistribution(analyzer *troubleshootv1beta1.Distribution, getCollecte
 			} else if k == "kurl.sh/cluster" && v == "true" {
 				foundProviders.kurl = true
 			}
+			if k == "node-role.kubernetes.io/master" {
+				foundMaster = true
+			}
 		}
 
 		if node.Status.NodeInfo.OSImage == "Docker Desktop" {
@@ -70,6 +74,11 @@ func analyzeDistribution(analyzer *troubleshootv1beta1.Distribution, getCollecte
 		}
 	}
 
+	if foundMaster {
+		// eks does not have masters within the node list
+		foundProviders.eks = false
+	}
+
 	apiResourcesBytes, err := getCollectedFileContents("cluster-resources/resources.json")
 	// if the file is not found, that is not a fatal error
 	// troubleshoot 0.9.15 and earlier did not collect that file