diff --git a/providers/aws/resources/discovery.go b/providers/aws/resources/discovery.go
index a3e2795aea..e031ee345f 100644
--- a/providers/aws/resources/discovery.go
+++ b/providers/aws/resources/discovery.go
@@ -186,11 +186,6 @@ func Discover(runtime *plugin.Runtime, filters connection.DiscoveryFilters) (*in
 		Assets: []*inventory.Asset{},
 	}}
 
-	if (conn.Conf == nil || len(conn.Conf.Discover.Targets) == 0) && conn.Asset() != nil {
-		in.Spec.Assets = append(in.Spec.Assets, conn.Asset())
-		return in, nil
-	}
-
 	res, err := NewResource(runtime, "aws.account", map[string]*llx.RawData{"id": llx.StringData("aws.account/" + conn.AccountId())})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/providers/aws/resources/discovery_conversion.go b/providers/aws/resources/discovery_conversion.go
index 4de1fd99a1..95f0f1cf93 100644
--- a/providers/aws/resources/discovery_conversion.go
+++ b/providers/aws/resources/discovery_conversion.go
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ func accountAsset(conn *connection.AwsConnection, awsAccount *mqlAwsAccount) *in
 		PlatformIds: []string{id},
 		Name:        name,
 		Platform:    connection.GetPlatformForObject(""),
-		Connections: []*inventory.Config{conn.Conf},
+		Connections: []*inventory.Config{conn.Conf.Clone(inventory.WithoutDiscovery(), inventory.WithParentConnectionId(conn.Conf.Id))},
 		Options:     conn.ConnectionOptions(),
 	}
 }