diff --git a/source/cloud/aws/ec2.md b/source/cloud/aws/ec2.md
index a6c23f5a..d13f1bbf 100644
--- a/source/cloud/aws/ec2.md
+++ b/source/cloud/aws/ec2.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ NVIDIA maintains an [Amazon Machine Image (AMI) that pre-installs NVIDIA drivers
 1. Open the [**EC2 Dashboard**](https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/home).
 1. Select **Launch Instance**.
 1. In the AMI selection box search for "nvidia", then switch to the **AWS Marketplace AMIs** tab.
-1. Select **NVIDIA GPU-Optimized AMI**, then select **Subscribe on Instance Launch**.
+1. Select **NVIDIA GPU-Optimized AMI** and click "Select". Then, in the new popup, select **Subscribe on Instance Launch**.
 1. In **Key pair** select your SSH keys (create these first if you haven't already).
 1. Under network settings create a security group (or choose an existing) that allows SSH access on port `22` and also allow ports `8888,8786,8787` to access Jupyter and Dask.
 1. Select **Launch**.
@@ -24,7 +24,11 @@ Next we need to connect to the instance.
 
 1. Open the [**EC2 Dashboard**](https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/home).
 2. Locate your VM and note the **Public IP Address**.
-3. In your terminal run `ssh ubuntu@<ip address>`
+3. In your terminal run `ssh ubuntu@<ip address>`.
+
+```{note}
+If you use the AWS Console, please use the default `ubuntu` user to ensure the NVIDIA driver installs on the first boot.
+```
 
 ## Install RAPIDS