diff --git a/builder/amazon/instance/builder.go b/builder/amazon/instance/builder.go
index b24dae7a9..4fb2b226d 100644
--- a/builder/amazon/instance/builder.go
+++ b/builder/amazon/instance/builder.go
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ func (b *Builder) Prepare(raws ...interface{}) error {
 			"-u {{.AccountId}} " +
 			"-c {{.CertPath}} " +
 			"-r {{.Architecture}} " +
-			"-e {{.PrivatePath}}"
+			"-e {{.PrivatePath}} " +
+			"--batch"
 	}
 
 	if b.config.X509CertPath == "" {