diff --git a/prowler b/prowler
index c0ccb372..51b32d8c 100755
--- a/prowler
+++ b/prowler
@@ -250,6 +250,9 @@ fi
 # instance profile (metadata server) if runs in an EC2 instance
 
 INSTANCE_PROFILE=$(curl -s -m 1 http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/iam/security-credentials/)
+if echo "$INSTANCE_PROFILE" | grep -q '404 - Not Found'; then
+    INSTANCE_PROFILE=
+fi
 
 if [[ $PROFILE ]]; then
   PROFILE_OPT="--profile $PROFILE"