diff --git a/generator/resources/ec2_otel_merging_test_matrix.json b/generator/resources/ec2_otel_merging_test_matrix.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1ffb439be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/generator/resources/ec2_otel_merging_test_matrix.json
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+[
+  {
+    "os": "al2",
+    "username": "ec2-user",
+    "instanceType":"t3a.medium",
+    "installAgentCommand": "go run ./install/install_agent.go rpm",
+    "ami": "cloudwatch-agent-integration-test-al2*",
+    "caCertPath": "/etc/ssl/certs/ca-bundle.crt",
+    "arc": "amd64",
+    "binaryName": "amazon-cloudwatch-agent.rpm",
+    "family": "linux"
+  }
+]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/generator/test_case_generator.go b/generator/test_case_generator.go
index dc5aa4c32..98758f732 100644
--- a/generator/test_case_generator.go
+++ b/generator/test_case_generator.go
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ var testTypeToTestConfig = map[string][]testConfig{
 		{testDir: "./test/restart"},
 		{testDir: "./test/xray"},
 		{testDir: "./test/otlp"},
-		{testDir: "./test/agent_otel_merging"},
 		{
 			testDir: "./test/acceptance",
 			targets: map[string]map[string]struct{}{"os": {"ubuntu-20.04": {}}},
@@ -111,6 +110,11 @@ var testTypeToTestConfig = map[string][]testConfig{
 			terraformDir: "terraform/ec2/creds",
 			targets:      map[string]map[string]struct{}{"os": {"al2": {}}},
 		},
+
+		{
+			testDir: "./test/agent_otel_merging",
+			targets: map[string]map[string]struct{}{"os": {"al2": {}}},
+		},
 		{
 			testDir: "./test/amp",
 			targets: map[string]map[string]struct{}{"os": {"al2": {}}, "arc": {"amd64": {}}},