diff --git a/examples/eks_managed_node_group/main.tf b/examples/eks_managed_node_group/main.tf
index ef702df..12db52b 100644
--- a/examples/eks_managed_node_group/main.tf
+++ b/examples/eks_managed_node_group/main.tf
@@ -675,6 +675,14 @@ data "aws_ami" "eks_default_bottlerocket" {
 ################################################################################
 
 locals {
+
+  # We need to lookup K8s taint effect from the AWS API value
+  taint_effects = {
+    NO_SCHEDULE        = "NoSchedule"
+    NO_EXECUTE         = "NoExecute"
+    PREFER_NO_SCHEDULE = "PreferNoSchedule"
+  }
+
   cluster_autoscaler_label_tags = merge([
     for name, group in module.eks.eks_managed_node_groups : {
       for label_name, label_value in coalesce(group.node_group_labels, {}) : "${name}|label|${label_name}" => {
@@ -690,7 +698,7 @@ locals {
       for taint in coalesce(group.node_group_taints, []) : "${name}|taint|${taint.key}" => {
         autoscaling_group = group.node_group_autoscaling_group_names[0],
         key               = "k8s.io/cluster-autoscaler/node-template/taint/${taint.key}"
-        value             = "${taint.value}:${taint.effect}"
+        value             = "${taint.value}:${local.taint_effects[taint.effect]}"
       }
     }
   ]...)