diff --git a/manager/generate_eks.py b/manager/generate_eks.py
index 279dd3011b..d8481ec8ee 100644
--- a/manager/generate_eks.py
+++ b/manager/generate_eks.py
@@ -319,9 +319,9 @@ def generate_eks(
             "name": name,
             "region": region,
             "version": K8S_VERSION,
+            "tags": cluster_config["tags"],
         },
     }
-
     if add_cortex_node_groups:
         node_group_names = add_cortex_node_groups.split(",")
         eks["nodeGroups"] = []