diff --git a/terraform/aws/eks/infra.tf b/terraform/aws/eks/infra.tf
index 49be371a1..0ce395115 100644
--- a/terraform/aws/eks/infra.tf
+++ b/terraform/aws/eks/infra.tf
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ data "aws_ami" "eks_default" {
 
   filter {
     name   = "name"
-    values = ["amazon-eks-node-${var.kubernetes_version}-v*"]
+    values = ["amazon-eks-node-${var.kubernetes_version}-v20241106"]  # putting exact name for avoiding accidental ami change - until the long term fix
   }
 }