diff --git a/hacking/aws_config/testing_policies/compute-policy.json b/hacking/aws_config/testing_policies/compute-policy.json
index cd96dd24ffe..ecf5b158ce3 100644
--- a/hacking/aws_config/testing_policies/compute-policy.json
+++ b/hacking/aws_config/testing_policies/compute-policy.json
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
             "Sid": "AllowUnspecifiedEC2Resource",
             "Effect": "Allow",
             "Action": [
+                "ec2:*LaunchTemplate",
+                "ec2:*LaunchTemplateVersion",
+                "ec2:*LaunchTemplateVersions",
                 "ec2:AllocateAddress",
                 "ec2:AssociateAddress",
                 "ec2:AssociateDhcpOptions",
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/ec2_launch_template/meta/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/ec2_launch_template/meta/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1f64f1169a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/ec2_launch_template/meta/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+dependencies:
+  - prepare_tests
+  - setup_ec2
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/ec2_launch_template/playbooks/roles/ec2_launch_template/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/ec2_launch_template/playbooks/roles/ec2_launch_template/tasks/main.yml
index 09ca075f218..a36898f1d82 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/ec2_launch_template/playbooks/roles/ec2_launch_template/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/ec2_launch_template/playbooks/roles/ec2_launch_template/tasks/main.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     group/aws:
       aws_access_key: "{{ aws_access_key }}"
       aws_secret_key: "{{ aws_secret_key }}"
-      security_token: "{{ security_token }}"
+      security_token: "{{ security_token | default(omit) }}"
       region: "{{ aws_region }}"
   block:
     - include_tasks: cpu_options.yml
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/ec2_launch_template/playbooks/version_fail.yml b/test/integration/targets/ec2_launch_template/playbooks/version_fail.yml
index 0db80028e05..02b87f4a299 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/ec2_launch_template/playbooks/version_fail.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/ec2_launch_template/playbooks/version_fail.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     group/aws:
       aws_access_key: "{{ aws_access_key }}"
       aws_secret_key: "{{ aws_secret_key }}"
-      security_token: "{{ security_token }}"
+      security_token: "{{ security_token | default(omit) }}"
       region: "{{ aws_region }}"
   tasks:
     - block:
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
           register: ec2_lt
           ignore_errors: yes
 
-        - name: check that graceful error message is returned when creation with cpu_options and old botocore 
+        - name: check that graceful error message is returned when creation with cpu_options and old botocore
           assert:
             that:
               - ec2_lt is failed