diff --git a/authority/provisioner/aws.go b/authority/provisioner/aws.go
index f3b539d6..9da6a9f3 100644
--- a/authority/provisioner/aws.go
+++ b/authority/provisioner/aws.go
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ type AWS struct {
 	Accounts               []string `json:"accounts"`
 	DisableCustomSANs      bool     `json:"disableCustomSANs"`
 	DisableTrustOnFirstUse bool     `json:"disableTrustOnFirstUse"`
+	IMDSVersions           []string `json:"imdsVersions"`
 	InstanceAge            Duration `json:"instanceAge,omitempty"`
 	Claims                 *Claims  `json:"claims,omitempty"`
 	claimer                *Claimer
@@ -200,14 +201,14 @@ func (p *AWS) GetIdentityToken(subject, caURL string) (string, error) {
 	var idoc awsInstanceIdentityDocument
 	doc, err := p.readURL(p.config.identityURL)
 	if err != nil {
-		return "", errors.Wrap(err, "error retrieving identity document, are you in an AWS VM with IMDSv2 enabled?")
+		return "", errors.Wrap(err, "error retrieving identity document, are you in an AWS VM using the proper IMDS version?")
 	}
 	if err := json.Unmarshal(doc, &idoc); err != nil {
 		return "", errors.Wrap(err, "error unmarshaling identity document")
 	}
 	sig, err := p.readURL(p.config.signatureURL)
 	if err != nil {
-		return "", errors.Wrap(err, "error retrieving identity document signature, are you in an AWS VM with IMDSv2 enabled?")
+		return "", errors.Wrap(err, "error retrieving identity document signature, are you in an AWS VM using the proper IMDS version?")
 	}
 	signature, err := base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(string(sig))
 	if err != nil {
@@ -349,43 +350,87 @@ func (p *AWS) checkSignature(signed, signature []byte) error {
 // using pkg/errors to avoid verbose errors, the caller should use it and write
 // the appropriate error.
 func (p *AWS) readURL(url string) ([]byte, error) {
-	client := &http.Client{}
+	var resp *http.Response
+	var err error
 
-	// get authorization token
+	for _, v := range p.IMDSVersions {
+		switch v {
+		case "v1":
+			resp, err = p.readURLv1(url)
+			if err == nil && resp.StatusCode < 400 {
+				return p.readResponseBody(resp)
+			}
+		case "v2":
+			resp, err = p.readURLv2(url)
+			if err == nil && resp.StatusCode < 400 {
+				return p.readResponseBody(resp)
+			}
+		default:
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("%s: not a supported AWS Instance Metadata Service version", v)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// all versions have been exhausted and we haven't returned successfully yet so pass
+	// the error on to the caller
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return nil, fmt.Errorf("Request for metadata returned non-successful status code %d",
+		resp.StatusCode)
+}
+
+func (p *AWS) readURLv1(url string) (*http.Response, error) {
+	client := http.Client{}
+
+	req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, url, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	resp, err := client.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return resp, nil
+}
+
+func (p *AWS) readURLv2(url string) (*http.Response, error) {
+	client := http.Client{}
+
+	// first get the token
 	req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodPut, p.config.tokenURL, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	req.Header.Set(awsMetadataTokenTTLHeader, p.config.tokenTTL)
-	r, err := client.Do(req)
+	resp, err := client.Do(req)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	defer r.Body.Close()
-	if r.StatusCode >= 400 {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("HTTP request returned non-successful status code %d", r.StatusCode)
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	if resp.StatusCode >= 400 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Request for API token returned non-successful status code %d", resp.StatusCode)
 	}
-	b, err := ioutil.ReadAll(r.Body)
+	token, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	token := string(b)
 
-	// now get the data
+	// now make the request
 	req, err = http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, url, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	req.Header.Set(awsMetadataTokenHeader, token)
-	r, err = client.Do(req)
+	req.Header.Set(awsMetadataTokenHeader, string(token))
+	resp, err = client.Do(req)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	defer r.Body.Close()
-	if r.StatusCode >= 400 {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("HTTP request returned non-successful status code %d", r.StatusCode)
-	}
-	b, err = ioutil.ReadAll(r.Body)
+	return resp, nil
+}
+
+func (p *AWS) readResponseBody(resp *http.Response) ([]byte, error) {
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	b, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/authority/provisioner/utils_test.go b/authority/provisioner/utils_test.go
index 23e8d86d..84283631 100644
--- a/authority/provisioner/utils_test.go
+++ b/authority/provisioner/utils_test.go
@@ -408,11 +408,12 @@ func generateAWS() (*AWS, error) {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "error parsing AWS certificate")
 	}
 	return &AWS{
-		Type:     "AWS",
-		Name:     name,
-		Accounts: []string{accountID},
-		Claims:   &globalProvisionerClaims,
-		claimer:  claimer,
+		Type:         "AWS",
+		Name:         name,
+		Accounts:     []string{accountID},
+		Claims:       &globalProvisionerClaims,
+		IMDSVersions: []string{"v2", "v1"},
+		claimer:      claimer,
 		config: &awsConfig{
 			identityURL:        awsIdentityURL,
 			signatureURL:       awsSignatureURL,