diff --git a/sky/clouds/aws.py b/sky/clouds/aws.py
index 4527a4acb88..0433a6806fe 100644
--- a/sky/clouds/aws.py
+++ b/sky/clouds/aws.py
@@ -257,9 +257,17 @@ def get_image_size(cls, image_id: str, region: Optional[str]) -> float:
             return DEFAULT_AMI_GB
         assert region is not None, (image_id, region)
         client = aws.client('ec2', region_name=region)
+        image_not_found_message = (
+            f'Image {image_id!r} not found in AWS region {region}.\n'
+            f'\nTo find AWS AMI IDs: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/ec2/describe-images.html#examples\n'  # pylint: disable=line-too-long
+            'Example: ami-0729d913a335efca7')
         try:
             image_info = client.describe_images(ImageIds=[image_id])
-            image_info = image_info['Images'][0]
+            image_info = image_info.get('Images', [])
+            if not image_info:
+                with ux_utils.print_exception_no_traceback():
+                    raise ValueError(image_not_found_message)
+            image_info = image_info[0]
             image_size = image_info['BlockDeviceMappings'][0]['Ebs'][
                 'VolumeSize']
         except aws.botocore_exceptions().NoCredentialsError:
@@ -269,10 +277,7 @@ def get_image_size(cls, image_id: str, region: Optional[str]) -> float:
             return DEFAULT_AMI_GB
         except aws.botocore_exceptions().ClientError:
             with ux_utils.print_exception_no_traceback():
-                raise ValueError(
-                    f'Image {image_id!r} not found in AWS region {region}.\n'
-                    f'\nTo find AWS AMI IDs: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/ec2/describe-images.html#examples\n'  # pylint: disable=line-too-long
-                    'Example: ami-0729d913a335efca7') from None
+                raise ValueError(image_not_found_message) from None
         return image_size
 
     @classmethod