diff --git a/exp/internal/controllers/machinepool_controller_noderef_test.go b/exp/internal/controllers/machinepool_controller_noderef_test.go
index 25ac09f36947..b573cb47ba38 100644
--- a/exp/internal/controllers/machinepool_controller_noderef_test.go
+++ b/exp/internal/controllers/machinepool_controller_noderef_test.go
@@ -70,6 +70,14 @@ func TestMachinePoolGetNodeReference(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 		},
+		&corev1.Node{
+			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+				Name: "node-3",
+			},
+			Spec: corev1.NodeSpec{
+				ProviderID: "aws://us-west-2/id-node-3",
+			},
+		},
 		&corev1.Node{
 			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 				Name: "gce-node-2",
@@ -167,6 +175,17 @@ func TestMachinePoolGetNodeReference(t *testing.T) {
 				ready:     1,
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			name:           "valid provider id, valid aws node, nodeReady condition set to false",
+			providerIDList: []string{"aws://us-west-2/id-node-3"},
+			expected: &getNodeReferencesResult{
+				references: []corev1.ObjectReference{
+					{Name: "node-3"},
+				},
+				available: 0,
+				ready:     0,
+			},
+		},
 		{
 			name:           "valid provider id, valid gce node",
 			providerIDList: []string{"gce://us-central1/gce-id-node-2"},