diff --git a/aws/core/src/main/clojure/org/jclouds/aws/elastic_ip.clj b/aws/core/src/main/clojure/org/jclouds/aws/elastic_ip.clj
index 1aaaf5c69f..768f5264bc 100644
--- a/aws/core/src/main/clojure/org/jclouds/aws/elastic_ip.clj
+++ b/aws/core/src/main/clojure/org/jclouds/aws/elastic_ip.clj
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 (defn associate
   "Associates an elastic IP address with a node."
   ([#^NodeMetadata node public-ip]
-    (associate node public-ip (.getId node)))
+    (associate node public-ip (.getProviderId node)))
   ([region public-ip instance-id]
     (.associateAddressInRegion (eip-service)
       (ebs/get-region region)