diff --git a/pkg/actions/cluster/owned.go b/pkg/actions/cluster/owned.go
index e91ef2de01..8cb85dad43 100644
--- a/pkg/actions/cluster/owned.go
+++ b/pkg/actions/cluster/owned.go
@@ -120,6 +120,9 @@ func (c *OwnedCluster) Delete(ctx context.Context, _, podEvictionWaitPeriod time
 	}
 	newTasksToDeleteAddonIAM := addon.NewRemover(c.stackManager).DeleteAddonIAMTasks
 	newTasksToDeletePodIdentityRoles := func() (*tasks.TaskTree, error) {
+		if !clusterOperable {
+			return &tasks.TaskTree{}, nil
+		}
 		clientSet, err = c.newClientSet()
 		if err != nil {
 			if force {
diff --git a/pkg/cfn/manager/delete_tasks.go b/pkg/cfn/manager/delete_tasks.go
index 512ab03c77..d2770457d8 100644
--- a/pkg/cfn/manager/delete_tasks.go
+++ b/pkg/cfn/manager/delete_tasks.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ type NewOIDCManager func() (*iamoidc.OpenIDConnectManager, error)
 // NewTasksToDeleteAddonIAM temporary type, to be removed after moving NewTasksToDeleteClusterWithNodeGroups to actions package
 type NewTasksToDeleteAddonIAM func(ctx context.Context, wait bool) (*tasks.TaskTree, error)
 
-// NewTasksToDeletePodIdentityRoles temporary type, to be removed after moving NewTasksToDeleteClusterWithNodeGroups to actions package
+// NewTasksToDeletePodIdentityRole temporary type, to be removed after moving NewTasksToDeleteClusterWithNodeGroups to actions package
 type NewTasksToDeletePodIdentityRole func() (*tasks.TaskTree, error)
 
 // NewTasksToDeleteClusterWithNodeGroups defines tasks required to delete the given cluster along with all of its resources