diff --git a/website/source/docs/builders/amazon.html.md b/website/source/docs/builders/amazon.html.md
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@@ -168,10 +168,15 @@ for Packer to work:
       "Resource" : "*"
   }]
 }
-```
+``` 
+
+Note that if you'd like to create a spot instance, you must also add:
 
-Note that if you'd like to create a spot instance, you must also add  
-`ec2:RequestSpotInstances` and `ec2:CancelSpotInstanceRequests`
+``` json
+ec2:RequestSpotInstances,
+ec2:CancelSpotInstanceRequests,
+ec2:DescribeSpotInstanceRequests
+```  
 
 ## Troubleshooting