diff --git a/terraform/environments/analytical-platform-compute/cluster/eks-cluster.tf b/terraform/environments/analytical-platform-compute/cluster/eks-cluster.tf
index e1a7e15bab2..586f9e3b7ac 100644
--- a/terraform/environments/analytical-platform-compute/cluster/eks-cluster.tf
+++ b/terraform/environments/analytical-platform-compute/cluster/eks-cluster.tf
@@ -95,6 +95,10 @@ module "eks" {
       desired_size   = 3
       instance_types = ["m6a.xlarge"]
 
+      launch_template_tags = merge(local.tags, {
+        backup = "false"
+      })
+
       use_latest_ami_release_version = false
       ami_release_version            = local.environment_configuration.eks_node_version
       ami_type                       = "BOTTLEROCKET_x86_64"
@@ -139,6 +143,11 @@ module "eks" {
       max_size       = 1
       desired_size   = 0
       instance_types = ["r7i.8xlarge"]
+
+      launch_template_tags = merge(local.tags, {
+        backup = "false"
+      })
+
       labels = {
         high-memory = "true"
       }
diff --git a/terraform/environments/analytical-platform-compute/cluster/src/helm/charts/karpenter-configuration/templates/ec2-node-class-bottlerocket-general.yaml b/terraform/environments/analytical-platform-compute/cluster/src/helm/charts/karpenter-configuration/templates/ec2-node-class-bottlerocket-general.yaml
index 882be619d42..f047ff8e2eb 100644
--- a/terraform/environments/analytical-platform-compute/cluster/src/helm/charts/karpenter-configuration/templates/ec2-node-class-bottlerocket-general.yaml
+++ b/terraform/environments/analytical-platform-compute/cluster/src/helm/charts/karpenter-configuration/templates/ec2-node-class-bottlerocket-general.yaml
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   amiFamily: Bottlerocket
   role: {{ .Values.nodeRole }}
+  tags:
+    backup: "false"
   subnetSelectorTerms:
     - tags:
         karpenter.sh/discovery: {{ .Values.clusterName }}
diff --git a/terraform/environments/analytical-platform-compute/cluster/src/helm/charts/karpenter-configuration/templates/ec2-node-class-bottlerocket-gpu.yaml b/terraform/environments/analytical-platform-compute/cluster/src/helm/charts/karpenter-configuration/templates/ec2-node-class-bottlerocket-gpu.yaml
index 947b9e40c2f..01635136f6a 100644
--- a/terraform/environments/analytical-platform-compute/cluster/src/helm/charts/karpenter-configuration/templates/ec2-node-class-bottlerocket-gpu.yaml
+++ b/terraform/environments/analytical-platform-compute/cluster/src/helm/charts/karpenter-configuration/templates/ec2-node-class-bottlerocket-gpu.yaml
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   amiFamily: Bottlerocket
   role: {{ .Values.nodeRole }}
+  tags:
+    backup: "false"
   subnetSelectorTerms:
     - tags:
         karpenter.sh/discovery: {{ .Values.clusterName }}