diff --git a/packages/ec2-metadata-service/jest.config.js b/packages/ec2-metadata-service/jest.config.js
deleted file mode 100644
index a8d1c2e499123..0000000000000
--- a/packages/ec2-metadata-service/jest.config.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-const base = require("../../jest.config.base.js");
-
-module.exports = {
-  ...base,
-};
diff --git a/packages/ec2-metadata-service/package.json b/packages/ec2-metadata-service/package.json
index bd65473fcfbde..faac7a962f923 100644
--- a/packages/ec2-metadata-service/package.json
+++ b/packages/ec2-metadata-service/package.json
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@
     "tslib": "^2.5.0",
     "@smithy/node-http-handler": "^2.3.1",
     "@smithy/util-stream": "^2.1.1",
-    "@aws-sdk/types": "3.515.0",
+    "@aws-sdk/types": "*",
     "@aws-sdk/protocol-http": "3.374.0",
-    "@smithy/node-config-provider": "2.2.5"
+    "@smithy/node-config-provider": "^2.2.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@tsconfig/recommended": "1.0.1",
diff --git a/packages/ec2-metadata-service/src/ConfigLoaders.ts b/packages/ec2-metadata-service/src/ConfigLoaders.ts
index 9fab33cdf0d28..a1cbc1c0e7821 100644
--- a/packages/ec2-metadata-service/src/ConfigLoaders.ts
+++ b/packages/ec2-metadata-service/src/ConfigLoaders.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import { LoadedConfigSelectors } from "@smithy/node-config-provider";
+
+import { Endpoint } from "./Endpoint";
 import { EndpointMode } from "./EndpointMode";
 
 /**
@@ -16,7 +18,7 @@ export const CONFIG_ENDPOINT_NAME = "ec2_metadata_service_endpoint";
 export const ENDPOINT_SELECTORS: LoadedConfigSelectors<string | undefined> = {
   environmentVariableSelector: (env) => env[ENV_ENDPOINT_NAME],
   configFileSelector: (profile) => profile[CONFIG_ENDPOINT_NAME],
-  default: undefined,
+  default: Endpoint.IPv4,
 };
 
 /**
@@ -50,10 +52,10 @@ export const PROFILE_AWS_EC2_METADATA_V1_DISABLED = "ec2_metadata_v1_disabled";
  */
 export const IMDSv1_DISABLED_SELECTORS: LoadedConfigSelectors<boolean | undefined> = {
   environmentVariableSelector: (env) =>
-    env[AWS_EC2_METADATA_V1_DISABLED] ? env[AWS_EC2_METADATA_V1_DISABLED].toLowerCase() !== "false" : undefined,
+    env[AWS_EC2_METADATA_V1_DISABLED] ? env[AWS_EC2_METADATA_V1_DISABLED] !== "false" : undefined,
   configFileSelector: (profile) =>
     profile[PROFILE_AWS_EC2_METADATA_V1_DISABLED]
-      ? profile[PROFILE_AWS_EC2_METADATA_V1_DISABLED].toLowerCase() !== "false"
+      ? profile[PROFILE_AWS_EC2_METADATA_V1_DISABLED] !== "false"
       : undefined,
   default: false,
 };
diff --git a/packages/ec2-metadata-service/src/MetadataService.ts b/packages/ec2-metadata-service/src/MetadataService.ts
index 81a09901f77a9..fb17a0637d77e 100644
--- a/packages/ec2-metadata-service/src/MetadataService.ts
+++ b/packages/ec2-metadata-service/src/MetadataService.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import { HttpRequest } from "@aws-sdk/protocol-http";
 import { HttpHandlerOptions } from "@aws-sdk/types";
+import { loadConfig } from "@smithy/node-config-provider";
 import { NodeHttpHandler } from "@smithy/node-http-handler";
 import { sdkStreamMixin } from "@smithy/util-stream";
-import { loadConfig } from "@smithy/node-config-provider";
+
 import { ENDPOINT_SELECTORS, IMDSv1_DISABLED_SELECTORS } from "./ConfigLoaders";
 import { MetadataServiceOptions } from "./MetadataServiceOptions";
 
@@ -33,23 +34,37 @@ export class MetadataService {
   async request(
     path: string,
     options: { method?: string; headers?: Record<string, string> },
-    withToken?: boolean
+    withToken?: boolean // withToken should be set to true, if the request is to be made in accordance with IMDSv2
   ): Promise<string> {
     const { endpoint, ec2MetadataV1Disabled } = await this.config;
-    if (this.disableFetchToken && !withToken && ec2MetadataV1Disabled) {
-      throw new Error(
-        "In IMDSv1 fallback mode and ec2MetadataV1Disabled option is set to true, no request can be made."
-      );
-    }
     const handler = new NodeHttpHandler();
     const endpointUrl = new URL(endpoint);
-    const headers = options.headers || {}; // Using provided headers or default to an empty object
+    const headers = options.headers || {};
+
+    if (this.disableFetchToken && withToken) {
+      throw new Error("The disableFetchToken option and the withToken argument are both set to true.");
+    }
     /**
-     * Make request with token.
+     * If IMDSv1 is disabled and disableFetchToken is true, throw an error
+     * Refer: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/configuring-instance-metadata-service.html
+     */
+    if (this.disableFetchToken && ec2MetadataV1Disabled) {
+      throw new Error("IMDSv1 is disabled and fetching token is disabled, cannot make the request.");
+    }
+    /**
+     * Make request with token if disableFetchToken is not true and withToken is true.
      * Note that making the request call with token will result in an additional request to fetch the token.
      */
-    if (withToken) {
-      headers["x-aws-ec2-metadata-token"] = await this.fetchMetadataToken();
+    if (withToken && !this.disableFetchToken) {
+      try {
+        headers["x-aws-ec2-metadata-token"] = await this.fetchMetadataToken();
+      } catch (err) {
+        if (ec2MetadataV1Disabled) {
+          // If IMDSv1 is disabled and token fetch fails (IMDSv2 fails), rethrow the error
+          throw err;
+        }
+        // If token fetch fails and IMDSv1 is not disabled, proceed without token (IMDSv1 fallback)
+      }
     }
     const request = new HttpRequest({
       method: options.method || "GET", // Default to GET if no method is specified
@@ -75,8 +90,6 @@ export class MetadataService {
     /**
      * Refer: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/instance-metadata-v2-how-it-works.html
      */
-
-    // Define the request to fetch the metadata token
     const { endpoint } = await this.config;
     const handler = new NodeHttpHandler();
     const endpointUrl = new URL(endpoint);