diff --git a/autogen/cluster.tf b/autogen/cluster.tf
index 0bac34a37e..7353468cd7 100644
--- a/autogen/cluster.tf
+++ b/autogen/cluster.tf
@@ -316,16 +316,18 @@ resource "google_container_node_pool" "pools" {
     "version",
     local.node_version,
   )
-  initial_node_count = lookup(
+
+  initial_node_count = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "autoscaling", true) ? lookup(
     var.node_pools[count.index],
     "initial_node_count",
-    lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "min_count", 1),
-  )
+    lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "min_count", 1)
+  ) : null
+
   {% if beta_cluster %}
   max_pods_per_node = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "max_pods_per_node", null)
   {% endif %}
 
-  node_count = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "autoscaling", true) ? null : lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "min_count", 1)
+  node_count = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "autoscaling", true) ? null : lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "node_count", 1)
 
   dynamic "autoscaling" {
     for_each = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "autoscaling", true) ? [var.node_pools[count.index]] : []
diff --git a/cluster.tf b/cluster.tf
index 7e5f53ee47..072a60fb14 100644
--- a/cluster.tf
+++ b/cluster.tf
@@ -137,13 +137,15 @@ resource "google_container_node_pool" "pools" {
     "version",
     local.node_version,
   )
-  initial_node_count = lookup(
+
+  initial_node_count = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "autoscaling", true) ? lookup(
     var.node_pools[count.index],
     "initial_node_count",
-    lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "min_count", 1),
-  )
+    lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "min_count", 1)
+  ) : null
+
 
-  node_count = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "autoscaling", true) ? null : lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "min_count", 1)
+  node_count = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "autoscaling", true) ? null : lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "node_count", 1)
 
   dynamic "autoscaling" {
     for_each = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "autoscaling", true) ? [var.node_pools[count.index]] : []
diff --git a/modules/beta-private-cluster-update-variant/cluster.tf b/modules/beta-private-cluster-update-variant/cluster.tf
index 6039cecd98..c92695ce49 100644
--- a/modules/beta-private-cluster-update-variant/cluster.tf
+++ b/modules/beta-private-cluster-update-variant/cluster.tf
@@ -290,14 +290,16 @@ resource "google_container_node_pool" "pools" {
     "version",
     local.node_version,
   )
-  initial_node_count = lookup(
+
+  initial_node_count = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "autoscaling", true) ? lookup(
     var.node_pools[count.index],
     "initial_node_count",
-    lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "min_count", 1),
-  )
+    lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "min_count", 1)
+  ) : null
+
   max_pods_per_node = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "max_pods_per_node", null)
 
-  node_count = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "autoscaling", true) ? null : lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "min_count", 1)
+  node_count = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "autoscaling", true) ? null : lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "node_count", 1)
 
   dynamic "autoscaling" {
     for_each = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "autoscaling", true) ? [var.node_pools[count.index]] : []
diff --git a/modules/beta-private-cluster/cluster.tf b/modules/beta-private-cluster/cluster.tf
index 10e12a9ba0..fb9b1ee683 100644
--- a/modules/beta-private-cluster/cluster.tf
+++ b/modules/beta-private-cluster/cluster.tf
@@ -218,14 +218,16 @@ resource "google_container_node_pool" "pools" {
     "version",
     local.node_version,
   )
-  initial_node_count = lookup(
+
+  initial_node_count = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "autoscaling", true) ? lookup(
     var.node_pools[count.index],
     "initial_node_count",
-    lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "min_count", 1),
-  )
+    lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "min_count", 1)
+  ) : null
+
   max_pods_per_node = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "max_pods_per_node", null)
 
-  node_count = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "autoscaling", true) ? null : lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "min_count", 1)
+  node_count = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "autoscaling", true) ? null : lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "node_count", 1)
 
   dynamic "autoscaling" {
     for_each = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "autoscaling", true) ? [var.node_pools[count.index]] : []
diff --git a/modules/beta-public-cluster/cluster.tf b/modules/beta-public-cluster/cluster.tf
index b5f896bc1b..88725475a8 100644
--- a/modules/beta-public-cluster/cluster.tf
+++ b/modules/beta-public-cluster/cluster.tf
@@ -213,14 +213,16 @@ resource "google_container_node_pool" "pools" {
     "version",
     local.node_version,
   )
-  initial_node_count = lookup(
+
+  initial_node_count = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "autoscaling", true) ? lookup(
     var.node_pools[count.index],
     "initial_node_count",
-    lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "min_count", 1),
-  )
+    lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "min_count", 1)
+  ) : null
+
   max_pods_per_node = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "max_pods_per_node", null)
 
-  node_count = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "autoscaling", true) ? null : lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "min_count", 1)
+  node_count = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "autoscaling", true) ? null : lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "node_count", 1)
 
   dynamic "autoscaling" {
     for_each = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "autoscaling", true) ? [var.node_pools[count.index]] : []
diff --git a/modules/private-cluster-update-variant/cluster.tf b/modules/private-cluster-update-variant/cluster.tf
index 615fe84bcc..d7fc2dd736 100644
--- a/modules/private-cluster-update-variant/cluster.tf
+++ b/modules/private-cluster-update-variant/cluster.tf
@@ -214,13 +214,15 @@ resource "google_container_node_pool" "pools" {
     "version",
     local.node_version,
   )
-  initial_node_count = lookup(
+
+  initial_node_count = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "autoscaling", true) ? lookup(
     var.node_pools[count.index],
     "initial_node_count",
-    lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "min_count", 1),
-  )
+    lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "min_count", 1)
+  ) : null
+
 
-  node_count = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "autoscaling", true) ? null : lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "min_count", 1)
+  node_count = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "autoscaling", true) ? null : lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "node_count", 1)
 
   dynamic "autoscaling" {
     for_each = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "autoscaling", true) ? [var.node_pools[count.index]] : []
diff --git a/modules/private-cluster/cluster.tf b/modules/private-cluster/cluster.tf
index 3c42e64325..c8051255bf 100644
--- a/modules/private-cluster/cluster.tf
+++ b/modules/private-cluster/cluster.tf
@@ -142,13 +142,15 @@ resource "google_container_node_pool" "pools" {
     "version",
     local.node_version,
   )
-  initial_node_count = lookup(
+
+  initial_node_count = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "autoscaling", true) ? lookup(
     var.node_pools[count.index],
     "initial_node_count",
-    lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "min_count", 1),
-  )
+    lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "min_count", 1)
+  ) : null
+
 
-  node_count = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "autoscaling", true) ? null : lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "min_count", 1)
+  node_count = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "autoscaling", true) ? null : lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "node_count", 1)
 
   dynamic "autoscaling" {
     for_each = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "autoscaling", true) ? [var.node_pools[count.index]] : []