diff --git a/cmd/kops/toolbox_dump.go b/cmd/kops/toolbox_dump.go
index 5540bd6536ce6..c4fac8a455b3e 100644
--- a/cmd/kops/toolbox_dump.go
+++ b/cmd/kops/toolbox_dump.go
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@ type ToolboxDumpOptions struct {
 	SSHUser      string
 	MaxNodes     int
 	K8sResources bool
+
+	// CloudResources controls whether we dump the cloud resources
+	CloudResources bool
 }
 
 func (o *ToolboxDumpOptions) InitDefaults() {
@@ -78,6 +81,7 @@ func (o *ToolboxDumpOptions) InitDefaults() {
 	o.SSHUser = "ubuntu"
 	o.MaxNodes = 500
 	o.K8sResources = k8sResources != ""
+	o.CloudResources = true
 }
 
 func NewCmdToolboxDump(f commandutils.Factory, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
@@ -104,6 +108,7 @@ func NewCmdToolboxDump(f commandutils.Factory, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&options.Dir, "dir", options.Dir, "Target directory; if specified will collect logs and other information.")
 	cmd.MarkFlagDirname("dir")
 	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&options.K8sResources, "k8s-resources", options.K8sResources, "Include k8s resources in the dump")
+	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&options.CloudResources, "cloud-resources", options.CloudResources, "Include cloud resources in the dump")
 	cmd.Flags().IntVar(&options.MaxNodes, "max-nodes", options.MaxNodes, "The maximum number of nodes from which to dump logs")
 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&options.PrivateKey, "private-key", options.PrivateKey, "File containing private key to use for SSH access to instances")
 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&options.SSHUser, "ssh-user", options.SSHUser, "The remote user for SSH access to instances")
@@ -132,15 +137,6 @@ func RunToolboxDump(ctx context.Context, f commandutils.Factory, out io.Writer,
 		return err
 	}
 
-	resourceMap, err := resourceops.ListResources(cloud, cluster)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	d, err := resources.BuildDump(ctx, cloud, resourceMap)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	if options.Dir != "" {
 		privateKeyPath := options.PrivateKey
 		if strings.HasPrefix(privateKeyPath, "~/") {
@@ -262,32 +258,44 @@ func RunToolboxDump(ctx context.Context, f commandutils.Factory, out io.Writer,
 		}
 	}
 
-	switch options.Output {
-	case OutputYaml:
-		b, err := kops.ToRawYaml(d)
+	if options.CloudResources {
+		resourceMap, err := resourceops.ListResources(cloud, cluster)
 		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("error marshaling yaml: %v", err)
+			return err
 		}
-		_, err = out.Write(b)
+		d, err := resources.BuildDump(ctx, cloud, resourceMap)
 		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("error writing to stdout: %v", err)
+			return err
 		}
-		return nil
 
-	case OutputJSON:
-		b, err := json.MarshalIndent(d, "", "  ")
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("error marshaling json: %v", err)
-		}
-		_, err = out.Write(b)
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("error writing to stdout: %v", err)
-		}
-		return nil
+		switch options.Output {
+		case OutputYaml:
+			b, err := kops.ToRawYaml(d)
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("error marshaling yaml: %v", err)
+			}
+			_, err = out.Write(b)
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("error writing to stdout: %v", err)
+			}
+			return nil
 
-	default:
-		return fmt.Errorf("unsupported output format: %q", options.Output)
+		case OutputJSON:
+			b, err := json.MarshalIndent(d, "", "  ")
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("error marshaling json: %v", err)
+			}
+			_, err = out.Write(b)
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("error writing to stdout: %v", err)
+			}
+			return nil
+
+		default:
+			return fmt.Errorf("unsupported output format: %q", options.Output)
+		}
 	}
+	return nil
 }
 
 func truncateNodeList(nodes *corev1.NodeList, max int) error {
diff --git a/tests/e2e/scenarios/bare-metal/dump-artifacts b/tests/e2e/scenarios/bare-metal/dump-artifacts
index 1573ffe906687..22f85a8018a42 100755
--- a/tests/e2e/scenarios/bare-metal/dump-artifacts
+++ b/tests/e2e/scenarios/bare-metal/dump-artifacts
@@ -67,10 +67,12 @@ for ns in kube-system; do
 done
 
 # Use `kops toolbox dump` to dump a lot of useful information
+# We pass --cloud-resources=false because dumping cloud resources is not implemented on metal
 mkdir -p ${ARTIFACTS}/dump
 ${KOPS} toolbox dump \
   --dir ${ARTIFACTS}/dump \
   --k8s-resources \
+  --cloud-resources=false \
   --private-key ${REPO_ROOT}/.build/.ssh/id_ed25519 \
   --ssh-user root \
   --name metal.k8s.local