diff --git a/examples/deployments/platform/terragrunt/environments/prod/regions/eu-west-1/vpcs/main/tenants/acme/runner_settings.hcl b/examples/deployments/platform/terragrunt/environments/prod/regions/eu-west-1/vpcs/main/tenants/acme/runner_settings.hcl
index 27b4ed1b4..96881243a 100644
--- a/examples/deployments/platform/terragrunt/environments/prod/regions/eu-west-1/vpcs/main/tenants/acme/runner_settings.hcl
+++ b/examples/deployments/platform/terragrunt/environments/prod/regions/eu-west-1/vpcs/main/tenants/acme/runner_settings.hcl
@@ -114,7 +114,8 @@ locals {
           detailed_monitoring_enabled = true
           ssm_enabled                 = true
           user_data = {
-            enabled = true
+            enabled     = true
+            pre_install = "# No pre-install steps."
           }
           instance_target_capacity_type = "on-demand"
           instance_types                = spec.instance_types
diff --git a/examples/templates/platform/tenant/runner_settings.hcl b/examples/templates/platform/tenant/runner_settings.hcl
index 27b4ed1b4..96881243a 100644
--- a/examples/templates/platform/tenant/runner_settings.hcl
+++ b/examples/templates/platform/tenant/runner_settings.hcl
@@ -114,7 +114,8 @@ locals {
           detailed_monitoring_enabled = true
           ssm_enabled                 = true
           user_data = {
-            enabled = true
+            enabled     = true
+            pre_install = "# No pre-install steps."
           }
           instance_target_capacity_type = "on-demand"
           instance_types                = spec.instance_types