diff --git a/.changelog/3ddb265e427047bea4b15251acbcd270.json b/.changelog/3ddb265e427047bea4b15251acbcd270.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..06404c6dd51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/3ddb265e427047bea4b15251acbcd270.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+    "id": "3ddb265e-4270-47be-a4b1-5251acbcd270",
+    "type": "bugfix",
+    "description": "Don't fail credentials unit tests if credentials are found on a file",
+    "modules": [
+        "config"
+    ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config/resolve_credentials_test.go b/config/resolve_credentials_test.go
index 4288967e3cd..503a1ec7be3 100644
--- a/config/resolve_credentials_test.go
+++ b/config/resolve_credentials_test.go
@@ -578,6 +578,7 @@ func TestResolveCredentialsIMDSClient(t *testing.T) {
 				WithRetryer(func() aws.Retryer { return aws.NopRetryer{} }),
 				WithHTTPClient(httpClient),
 				WithSharedConfigFiles([]string{}),
+				WithSharedCredentialsFiles([]string{}),
 			}
 
 			if tc.enabledState != imds.ClientDefaultEnableState {