diff --git a/pkg/actions/nodegroup/scale.go b/pkg/actions/nodegroup/scale.go
index 3faed6ce486..c958c64f3e8 100644
--- a/pkg/actions/nodegroup/scale.go
+++ b/pkg/actions/nodegroup/scale.go
@@ -163,6 +163,9 @@ func validateNodeGroupAMI(ctx context.Context, awsProvider api.ClusterProvider,
 		return fmt.Errorf("expected to find exactly one Auto Scaling group for nodegroup; got %d", len(asg.AutoScalingGroups))
 	}
 	lt := asg.AutoScalingGroups[0].LaunchTemplate
+	if lt == nil {
+		lt = asg.AutoScalingGroups[0].MixedInstancesPolicy.LaunchTemplate.LaunchTemplateSpecification
+	}
 	if lt == nil {
 		logger.Warning("nodegroup with Auto Scaling group %q does not have a launch template", asgName)
 		return nil