diff --git a/modules/runners/README.md b/modules/runners/README.md
index 8f3b51b1f3..b2e8fd0a55 100644
--- a/modules/runners/README.md
+++ b/modules/runners/README.md
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ yarn run dist
 | <a name="input_logging_kms_key_id"></a> [logging\_kms\_key\_id](#input\_logging\_kms\_key\_id) | Specifies the kms key id to encrypt the logs with | `string` | `null` | no |
 | <a name="input_logging_retention_in_days"></a> [logging\_retention\_in\_days](#input\_logging\_retention\_in\_days) | Specifies the number of days you want to retain log events for the lambda log group. Possible values are: 0, 1, 3, 5, 7, 14, 30, 60, 90, 120, 150, 180, 365, 400, 545, 731, 1827, and 3653. | `number` | `180` | no |
 | <a name="input_market_options"></a> [market\_options](#input\_market\_options) | DEPCRECATED: Replaced by `instance_target_capacity_type`. | `string` | `null` | no |
-| <a name="input_metadata_options"></a> [metadata\_options](#input\_metadata\_options) | Metadata options for the ec2 runner instances. | `map(any)` | <pre>{<br>  "http_endpoint": "enabled",<br>  "http_put_response_hop_limit": 1,<br>  "http_tokens": "optional"<br>}</pre> | no |
+| <a name="input_metadata_options"></a> [metadata\_options](#input\_metadata\_options) | Metadata options for the ec2 runner instances. | `map(any)` | <pre>{<br>  "http_endpoint": "enabled",<br>  "http_put_response_hop_limit": 1,<br>  "http_tokens": "optional",<br>  "instance_metadata_tags": "enabled"<br>}</pre> | no |
 | <a name="input_minimum_running_time_in_minutes"></a> [minimum\_running\_time\_in\_minutes](#input\_minimum\_running\_time\_in\_minutes) | The time an ec2 action runner should be running at minimum before terminated if non busy. If not set the default is calculated based on the OS. | `number` | `null` | no |
 | <a name="input_overrides"></a> [overrides](#input\_overrides) | This map provides the possibility to override some defaults. The following attributes are supported: `name_sg` overrides the `Name` tag for all security groups created by this module. `name_runner_agent_instance` overrides the `Name` tag for the ec2 instance defined in the auto launch configuration. `name_docker_machine_runners` overrides the `Name` tag spot instances created by the runner agent. | `map(string)` | <pre>{<br>  "name_runner": "",<br>  "name_sg": ""<br>}</pre> | no |
 | <a name="input_pool_config"></a> [pool\_config](#input\_pool\_config) | The configuration for updating the pool. The `pool_size` to adjust to by the events triggered by the `schedule_expression`. For example you can configure a cron expression for week days to adjust the pool to 10 and another expression for the weekend to adjust the pool to 1. | <pre>list(object({<br>    schedule_expression = string<br>    size                = number<br>  }))</pre> | `[]` | no |
diff --git a/modules/runners/main.tf b/modules/runners/main.tf
index 9bbfe2f35c..d2330eaf63 100644
--- a/modules/runners/main.tf
+++ b/modules/runners/main.tf
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ resource "aws_launch_template" "runner" {
       http_endpoint               = metadata_options.value.http_endpoint
       http_tokens                 = metadata_options.value.http_tokens
       http_put_response_hop_limit = metadata_options.value.http_put_response_hop_limit
-      instance_metadata_tags      = "enabled"
+      instance_metadata_tags      = metadata_options.value.instance_metadata_tags
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/modules/runners/variables.tf b/modules/runners/variables.tf
index 54b6706da6..082433f7f1 100644
--- a/modules/runners/variables.tf
+++ b/modules/runners/variables.tf
@@ -496,9 +496,10 @@ variable "runner_ec2_tags" {
 }
 
 variable "metadata_options" {
-  description = "Metadata options for the ec2 runner instances."
+  description = "Metadata options for the ec2 runner instances. By default, the module uses metadata tags for bootstrapping the runner, only disable `instance_metadata_tags` when using custom scripts for starting the runner."
   type        = map(any)
   default = {
+    instance_metadata_tags      = "enabled"
     http_endpoint               = "enabled"
     http_tokens                 = "optional"
     http_put_response_hop_limit = 1
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index 4e5db061cf..8604199e00 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -568,9 +568,10 @@ variable "runner_ec2_tags" {
 }
 
 variable "runner_metadata_options" {
-  description = "Metadata options for the ec2 runner instances."
+  description = "Metadata options for the ec2 runner instances. By default, the module uses metadata tags for bootstrapping the runner, only disable `instance_metadata_tags` when using custom scripts for starting the runner."
   type        = map(any)
   default = {
+    instance_metadata_tags      = "enabled"
     http_endpoint               = "enabled"
     http_tokens                 = "optional"
     http_put_response_hop_limit = 1