diff --git a/cloud_governance/policy/helpers/aws/aws_policy_operations.py b/cloud_governance/policy/helpers/aws/aws_policy_operations.py
index 38ae3b66..4c67f81c 100644
--- a/cloud_governance/policy/helpers/aws/aws_policy_operations.py
+++ b/cloud_governance/policy/helpers/aws/aws_policy_operations.py
@@ -132,10 +132,8 @@ def update_resource_day_count_tag(self, resource_id: str, cleanup_days: int, tag
             elif self._policy == 'empty_roles':
                 self._iam_client.tag_role(RoleName=resource_id, Tags=tags)
             elif self._policy in ('ip_unattached', 'unused_nat_gateway', 'zombie_snapshots', 'unattached_volume',
-                                  'instance_run'):
+                                  'instance_run', 'instance_idle'):
                 self._ec2_client.create_tags(Resources=[resource_id], Tags=tags)
-            elif self._policy == 'instance_idle':
-                self._ec2_client.stop_instances(InstanceIds=[resource_id])
         except Exception as err:
             logger.info(f'Exception raised: {err}: {resource_id}')