diff --git a/pkg/cluster/internal/validate/azure.go b/pkg/cluster/internal/validate/azure.go
index b09ac34573..e5309033af 100644
--- a/pkg/cluster/internal/validate/azure.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/internal/validate/azure.go
@@ -225,17 +225,10 @@ func validateAKSVersion(spec commons.Spec, creds *azidentity.ClientSecretCredent
 
 func validateAKSNodes(workerNodes commons.WorkerNodes) error {
 	var isLetter = regexp.MustCompile(`^[a-z0-9]+$`).MatchString
-	hasNodeSystem := false
 	for _, node := range workerNodes {
 		if !isLetter(node.Name) || len(node.Name) >= AKSMaxNodeNameLength {
 			return errors.New("AKS node names must be " + strconv.Itoa(AKSMaxNodeNameLength) + " characters or less & contain only lowercase alphanumeric characters")
 		}
-		if len(node.Taints) == 0 && !node.Spot {
-			hasNodeSystem = true
-		}
-	}
-	if !hasNodeSystem {
-		return errors.New("at least one worker node must be non-spot and without taints")
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/cluster/internal/validate/common.go b/pkg/cluster/internal/validate/common.go
index e065391b45..615318446b 100644
--- a/pkg/cluster/internal/validate/common.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/internal/validate/common.go
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ func validateWorkers(wn commons.WorkerNodes) error {
 	if err := validateWorkersTaints(wn); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	if err := validateWorkersType(wn); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -126,6 +129,19 @@ func validateWorkersTaints(wns commons.WorkerNodes) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func validateWorkersType(wns commons.WorkerNodes) error {
+	hasNodeSystem := false
+	for _, wn := range wns {
+		if len(wn.Taints) == 0 && !wn.Spot {
+			hasNodeSystem = true
+		}
+	}
+	if !hasNodeSystem {
+		return errors.New("at least one worker node must be non spot and without taints")
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func validateVolumeType(t string, supportedTypes []string) error {
 	if t != "" && !commons.Contains(supportedTypes, t) {
 		return errors.New("unsupported type: " + t + ". Supported types: " + fmt.Sprint(strings.Join(supportedTypes, ", ")))