diff --git a/ci/aws/aws-cluster.lokocfg.envsubst b/ci/aws/aws-cluster.lokocfg.envsubst
index 6d40f6e7c..30db34c7e 100644
--- a/ci/aws/aws-cluster.lokocfg.envsubst
+++ b/ci/aws/aws-cluster.lokocfg.envsubst
@@ -59,6 +59,34 @@ EOF
     ]
   }
 
+  worker_pool "$CLUSTER_ID-wp-2" {
+    count         = 1
+    ssh_pubkeys   = ["$PUB_KEY"]
+    disk_size     = 30
+    instance_type = "t2.small"
+    spot_price    = "0.01"
+    labels        = "testing.io=yes,roleofnode=testing"
+    taints        = "nodeType=storage:NoSchedule"
+    tags = {
+      "deployment" = "ci"
+    }
+    clc_snippets = [
+      <<EOF
+storage:
+  files:
+    - path: /opt/clc_snippet_hello
+      filesystem: root
+      contents:
+        inline: Hello, world!
+      mode: 0644
+      user:
+        id: 500
+      group:
+        id: 500
+EOF
+    ]
+  }
+
   # Adds oidc flags to API server with default values.
   # Acts as a smoke test to check if API server is functional after addition
   # of extra flags.
diff --git a/test/components/kubernetes/kubelet_disruptive_test.go b/test/components/kubernetes/kubelet_disruptive_test.go
index 9740da2b0..be88702f3 100644
--- a/test/components/kubernetes/kubelet_disruptive_test.go
+++ b/test/components/kubernetes/kubelet_disruptive_test.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
-// +build packet baremetal
+// +build packet baremetal aws
 // +build disruptivee2e
 
 package kubernetes
diff --git a/test/components/kubernetes/kubelet_labels_test.go b/test/components/kubernetes/kubelet_labels_test.go
index c8cf80ffb..f972dffe4 100644
--- a/test/components/kubernetes/kubelet_labels_test.go
+++ b/test/components/kubernetes/kubelet_labels_test.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
-// +build packet baremetal
+// +build packet baremetal aws
 // +build e2e
 
 package kubernetes //nolint:testpackage
diff --git a/test/components/kubernetes/kubelet_taint_test.go b/test/components/kubernetes/kubelet_taint_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a3054c3d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/components/kubernetes/kubelet_taint_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+// Copyright 2020 The Lokomotive Authors
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+// +build aws
+// +build e2e
+
+package kubernetes_test
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+
+	testutil "github.com/kinvolk/lokomotive/test/components/util"
+)
+
+func TestNodeHasTaints(t *testing.T) {
+	client := testutil.CreateKubeClient(t)
+
+	nodes, err := client.CoreV1().Nodes().List(context.TODO(), metav1.ListOptions{
+		LabelSelector: "testing.io=yes,roleofnode=testing",
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("could not list nodes: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if len(nodes.Items) == 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("no worker nodes found")
+	}
+
+	for _, items := range nodes.Items {
+		for _, taint := range items.Spec.Taints {
+			taintKey := taint.Key
+			taintValue := taint.Value
+			taintEffect := taint.Effect
+
+			if taintKey != "nodeType" || taintValue != "storage" || taintEffect != "NoSchedule" {
+				t.Fatalf("expected taint: %s, got: %s=%s:%s", "nodeType=storage:NoSchedule", taintKey, taintValue, taintEffect)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}