diff --git a/internal/executor/node/node_group.go b/internal/executor/node/node_group.go
index 46eeb10c0b4..fd0429b16ab 100644
--- a/internal/executor/node/node_group.go
+++ b/internal/executor/node/node_group.go
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import (
 	util2 "github.com/armadaproject/armada/internal/executor/util"
 )
 
+const defaultNodeType = "none"
+
 type NodeInfoService interface {
 	IsAvailableProcessingNode(*v1.Node) bool
 	GetAllAvailableProcessingNodes() ([]*v1.Node, error)
@@ -61,7 +63,7 @@ func (kubernetesNodeInfoService *KubernetesNodeInfoService) GroupNodesByType(nod
 }
 
 func (kubernetesNodeInfoService *KubernetesNodeInfoService) GetType(node *v1.Node) string {
-	nodeType := kubernetesNodeInfoService.clusterContext.GetClusterPool()
+	nodeType := defaultNodeType
 
 	if labelValue, ok := node.Labels[kubernetesNodeInfoService.nodeTypeLabel]; ok {
 		nodeType = labelValue
diff --git a/internal/executor/node/node_group_test.go b/internal/executor/node/node_group_test.go
index 89507e3c3f2..4bfcc785116 100644
--- a/internal/executor/node/node_group_test.go
+++ b/internal/executor/node/node_group_test.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ func TestGetType_WhenNodeHasNoTaint(t *testing.T) {
 	node := createNodeWithTaints("node1")
 
 	result := nodeInfoService.GetType(node)
-	assert.Equal(t, result, context.GetClusterPool())
+	assert.Equal(t, result, defaultNodeType)
 }
 
 func TestGetType_WhenNodeHasNodeTypeLabel(t *testing.T) {
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func TestGetType_WhenNodeHasUntoleratedTaint(t *testing.T) {
 	node := createNodeWithTaints("node1", "untolerated")
 
 	result := nodeInfoService.GetType(node)
-	assert.Equal(t, result, context.GetClusterPool())
+	assert.Equal(t, result, defaultNodeType)
 }
 
 func TestGetType_WhenNodeHasToleratedTaint(t *testing.T) {
@@ -81,9 +81,9 @@ func TestGroupNodesByType(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, len(groupedNodes), 3)
 
 	expected := map[string][]*v1.Node{
-		context.GetClusterPool(): {node1, node2},
-		"tolerated1":             {node3, node4},
-		"tolerated1,tolerated2":  {node5},
+		defaultNodeType:         {node1, node2},
+		"tolerated1":            {node3, node4},
+		"tolerated1,tolerated2": {node5},
 	}
 
 	for _, nodeGroup := range groupedNodes {