diff --git a/insights/specs/datasources/aws.py b/insights/specs/datasources/aws.py
index b498ae6093..4aafb8d0c2 100644
--- a/insights/specs/datasources/aws.py
+++ b/insights/specs/datasources/aws.py
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@
 from insights.core.spec_factory import simple_command
 from insights.specs import Specs
 
+_aws_imdsv2_token_invalid_keyworks = [
+    'warning: ',
+]
+
 
 class LocalSpecs(Specs):
     """ Local specs used only by aws datasources """
@@ -34,9 +38,12 @@ def aws_imdsv2_token(broker):
         SkipComponent: When an error occurs or no token is generated
     """
     try:
-        token = broker[LocalSpecs.aws_imdsv2_token].content[0].strip()
-        if token:
-            return str(token)
+        _token = broker[LocalSpecs.aws_imdsv2_token].content[0].strip()
+        if _token:
+            token = str(_token)
+            token_lower = token.lower()
+            if token and not any(k in token_lower for k in _aws_imdsv2_token_invalid_keyworks):
+                return token
     except Exception as e:
         raise SkipComponent("Unexpected exception:{e}".format(e=str(e)))
     raise SkipComponent
diff --git a/insights/tests/datasources/test_aws.py b/insights/tests/datasources/test_aws.py
index eeb46443e4..bca8c62018 100644
--- a/insights/tests/datasources/test_aws.py
+++ b/insights/tests/datasources/test_aws.py
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 
 TOKEN = "1234567890\n"
 
+TOKEN_INVALID = "Warning: /root/.curlrc:1: warning: 'proxy' requires parameter"
+
 
 def test_aws_imdsv2_token():
     input_spec = Mock()
@@ -30,3 +32,9 @@ def test_aws_imdsv2_token_exp():
     broker = {LocalSpecs.aws_imdsv2_token: input_spec}
     with pytest.raises(SkipComponent) as ex:
         aws_imdsv2_token(broker)
+
+    input_spec = Mock()
+    input_spec.content = [TOKEN_INVALID, ]
+    broker = {LocalSpecs.aws_imdsv2_token: input_spec}
+    with pytest.raises(SkipComponent) as ex:
+        aws_imdsv2_token(broker)