diff --git a/aws/core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/aws/ec2/compute/suppliers/EC2HardwareSupplier.java b/aws/core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/aws/ec2/compute/suppliers/EC2HardwareSupplier.java
index 36dc9d2552..4a06e5c855 100644
--- a/aws/core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/aws/ec2/compute/suppliers/EC2HardwareSupplier.java
+++ b/aws/core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/aws/ec2/compute/suppliers/EC2HardwareSupplier.java
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ public class EC2HardwareSupplier implements Supplier<Set<? extends Hardware>> {
          sizes.add(cc1_4xlarge().location(location).supportsImageIds(ccAmi).build());
       }
       sizes.addAll(ImmutableSet.<Hardware> of(t1_micro().build(), c1_medium().build(), c1_xlarge().build(), m1_large()
-               .build(), "nova".equals(providerName) ? m1_small().supportsImage(any()).build() : m1_small().build(),
+               .build(), !"ec2".equals(providerName) ? m1_small().supportsImage(any()).build() : m1_small().build(),
                m1_xlarge().build(), m2_xlarge().build(), m2_2xlarge().build(), m2_4xlarge().build()));
       return sizes;
    }