diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b7f5c2d57..c8a0fc186 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ BUG FIXES:
 
 * windows: file URLs are easier to get right as Packer
   has better parsing and error handling for Windows file paths. [GH-284]
+* builder/amazon/all: Modifying more than one AMI attribute type no longer
+  crashes.
 * builder/amazon-instance: send IAM instance profile data. [GH-294]
 * builder/virtualbox: dowload progress won't be shown until download
   actually starts. [GH-288]
diff --git a/builder/amazon/common/step_modify_ami_attributes.go b/builder/amazon/common/step_modify_ami_attributes.go
index 55d2b2d1c..c522b85ef 100644
--- a/builder/amazon/common/step_modify_ami_attributes.go
+++ b/builder/amazon/common/step_modify_ami_attributes.go
@@ -31,20 +31,44 @@ func (s *StepModifyAMIAttributes) Run(state map[string]interface{}) multistep.St
 		return multistep.ActionContinue
 	}
 
-	options := &ec2.ModifyImageAttribute{
-		Description:  s.Description,
-		AddUsers:     s.Users,
-		AddGroups:    s.Groups,
-		ProductCodes: s.ProductCodes,
+	// Construct the modify image attribute requests we're going to make.
+	// We need to make each separately since the EC2 API only allows changing
+	// one type at a kind currently.
+	options := make(map[string]*ec2.ModifyImageAttribute)
+	if s.Description != "" {
+		options["description"] = &ec2.ModifyImageAttribute{
+			Description: s.Description,
+		}
+	}
+
+	if len(s.Groups) > 0 {
+		options["groups"] = &ec2.ModifyImageAttribute{
+			AddGroups: s.Groups,
+		}
+	}
+
+	if len(s.Users) > 0 {
+		options["users"] = &ec2.ModifyImageAttribute{
+			AddUsers: s.Users,
+		}
+	}
+
+	if len(s.ProductCodes) > 0 {
+		options["product codes"] = &ec2.ModifyImageAttribute{
+			ProductCodes: s.ProductCodes,
+		}
 	}
 
 	ui.Say("Modifying AMI attributes...")
-	_, err := ec2conn.ModifyImageAttribute(ami, options)
-	if err != nil {
-		err := fmt.Errorf("Error modify AMI attributes: %s", err)
-		state["error"] = err
-		ui.Error(err.Error())
-		return multistep.ActionHalt
+	for name, opts := range options {
+		ui.Message(fmt.Sprintf("Modifying: %s", name))
+		_, err := ec2conn.ModifyImageAttribute(ami, opts)
+		if err != nil {
+			err := fmt.Errorf("Error modify AMI attributes: %s", err)
+			state["error"] = err
+			ui.Error(err.Error())
+			return multistep.ActionHalt
+		}
 	}
 
 	return multistep.ActionContinue