diff --git a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/resources/remote_run.py b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/resources/remote_run.py
index 101200868..b1b2d5f7b 100644
--- a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/resources/remote_run.py
+++ b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/resources/remote_run.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import json
 
-from botocore.exceptions import NoCredentialsError
+from botocore.exceptions import NoCredentialsError, ClientError
 from flask import request, jsonify, make_response
 import flask_restful
 
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ class RemoteRun(flask_restful.Resource):
                     # Probably, role hasn't been defined.
                     resp['error'] = e.message
                     return jsonify(resp)
+                except ClientError as e:
+                    # Probably, role doesn't allow SSM.
+                    resp['error'] = e.message
+                    return jsonify(resp)
             return jsonify(resp)
 
         return {}
diff --git a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/ui/src/components/pages/RunMonkeyPage.js b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/ui/src/components/pages/RunMonkeyPage.js
index e9b2744a4..1fd721f43 100644
--- a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/ui/src/components/pages/RunMonkeyPage.js
+++ b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/ui/src/components/pages/RunMonkeyPage.js
@@ -473,10 +473,10 @@ class RunMonkeyPageComponent extends AuthComponent {
           {
             this.state.isErrorWhileCollectingAwsMachines ?
               <div style={{'marginTop': '1em'}}>
-                <p>
-                  Error while collecting AWS machine data. Error message: {this.state.awsMachineCollectionErrorMsg}
-
-                  Are you sure you've set the correct role? Not sure what this is? Not seeing your AWS EC2 instances? <a href="https://github.com/guardicore/monkey/wiki/Monkey-Island:-Running-the-monkey-on-AWS-EC2-instances">Read the documentation</a>!
+                <p class="alert alert-warning">
+                  Error while collecting AWS machine data. Error message: <code>{this.state.awsMachineCollectionErrorMsg}</code><br/>
+                  Are you sure you've set the correct role on your Island AWS machine?<br/>
+                  Not sure what this is? <a href="https://github.com/guardicore/monkey/wiki/Monkey-Island:-Running-the-monkey-on-AWS-EC2-instances">Read the documentation</a>!
                 </p>
               </div>
               :