diff --git a/test/e2e/kubelet_sends_events.go b/test/e2e/kubelet_sends_events.go
index b0e8b4b98ca..2b9da6b428c 100644
--- a/test/e2e/kubelet_sends_events.go
+++ b/test/e2e/kubelet_sends_events.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ import (
 // TestKubeletSendsEvent checks that kubelets and scheduler send events about pods scheduling and running.
 func TestKubeletSendsEvent(c *client.Client) bool {
 	provider := testContext.provider
-	if len(provider) > 0 && provider != "gce" && provider != "gke" {
+	if len(provider) > 0 && provider != "gce" && provider != "gke" && provider != "aws" {
 		glog.Infof("skipping TestKubeletSendsEvent on cloud provider %s", provider)
 		return true
 	}
diff --git a/test/e2e/private.go b/test/e2e/private.go
index baa721e507d..94076f69beb 100644
--- a/test/e2e/private.go
+++ b/test/e2e/private.go
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ import (
 // with the TestBasicImage test. This test is only supported
 // for the providers GCE and GKE.
 func TestPrivate(c *client.Client) bool {
-	if testContext.provider != "gce" && testContext.provider != "gke" {
-		glog.Infof("Skipping test private which is only supported for providers gce and gke (not %s)", testContext.provider)
+	if testContext.provider != "gce" && testContext.provider != "gke" && testContext.provider != "aws" {
+		glog.Infof("Skipping test private which is only supported for providers gce, gke and aws (not %s)", testContext.provider)
 		return true
 	}
 	glog.Info("Calling out to TestBasic")