diff --git a/test/e2e-framework/resources/aws/platforms.json b/test/e2e-framework/resources/aws/platforms.json
index 127078607f48..f42655fb42fe 100644
--- a/test/e2e-framework/resources/aws/platforms.json
+++ b/test/e2e-framework/resources/aws/platforms.json
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 {
     "amazon-linux": {
         "arm64": {
-            "2": "ami-0a37ff68b81b844bb",
+            "2": "ami-014a2929b68fa9931",
             "2-5-10": "ami-09e51988f56677f44",
             "2022-5-15": "ami-0acc51c3357f26240",
             "2023": "ami-04c4a14c3eeb37669"
         },
         "x86_64": {
-            "2": "ami-09e48b5e3f7502ead",
+            "2": "ami-00a582e65ca9fb5d3",
             "2-5-10": "ami-06a0cd9728546d178",
             "2022-5-15": "ami-0f0f00c2d082c52ae",
             "2023": "ami-0de5c3ecd5a9c7c7b"
diff --git a/test/new-e2e/tests/installer/unix/all_packages_test.go b/test/new-e2e/tests/installer/unix/all_packages_test.go
index 6cfda44fca8b..56446f224874 100644
--- a/test/new-e2e/tests/installer/unix/all_packages_test.go
+++ b/test/new-e2e/tests/installer/unix/all_packages_test.go
@@ -376,7 +376,9 @@ func (s *packageBaseSuite) installAnsible(flavor e2eos.Descriptor) string {
 		s.Env().RemoteHost.MustExecute("curl https://bootstrap.pypa.io/pip/3.6/get-pip.py -o get-pip.py && python3 get-pip.py && rm get-pip.py")
 		s.Env().RemoteHost.MustExecute("python3 -m pip install ansible")
 		pathPrefix = "/home/centos/.local/bin/"
-	case e2eos.AmazonLinux, e2eos.RedHat:
+	// AmazonLinux is deliberately absent here: RunInstallScript skips InstallMethodAnsible
+	// for AmazonLinux2 before this is ever called, and no flavor list uses AmazonLinux2023.
+	case e2eos.RedHat:
 		s.Env().RemoteHost.MustExecute("sudo yum install -y python3.14 python3.14-pip && yes | pip3.14 install ansible")
 		pathPrefix = "/home/ec2-user/.local/bin/"
 	case e2eos.Suse: