diff --git a/pkg/controller/cloud/node_lifecycle_controller_test.go b/pkg/controller/cloud/node_lifecycle_controller_test.go
index 9db1cfd4505..6188e75fb40 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/cloud/node_lifecycle_controller_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/cloud/node_lifecycle_controller_test.go
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ func Test_NodesShutdown(t *testing.T) {
 		updatedNodes []*v1.Node
 	}{
 		{
-			name: "node is not ready and was shutdown",
+			name: "node is not ready and was shutdown, but exists",
 			fnh: &testutil.FakeNodeHandler{
 				Existing: []*v1.Node{
 					{
@@ -283,6 +283,9 @@ func Test_NodesShutdown(t *testing.T) {
 							Name:              "node0",
 							CreationTimestamp: metav1.Date(2012, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.Local),
 						},
+						Spec: v1.NodeSpec{
+							ProviderID: "node0",
+						},
 						Status: v1.NodeStatus{
 							Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
 								{
@@ -300,6 +303,7 @@ func Test_NodesShutdown(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			fakeCloud: &fakecloud.Cloud{
 				NodeShutdown:            true,
+				ExistsByProviderID:      true,
 				ErrShutdownByProviderID: nil,
 			},
 			updatedNodes: []*v1.Node{
@@ -309,6 +313,7 @@ func Test_NodesShutdown(t *testing.T) {
 						CreationTimestamp: metav1.Date(2012, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.Local),
 					},
 					Spec: v1.NodeSpec{
+						ProviderID: "node0",
 						Taints: []v1.Taint{
 							*ShutdownTaint,
 						},