diff --git a/providers/aws/connection/awsec2ebsconn/provider.go b/providers/aws/connection/awsec2ebsconn/provider.go
index fe3f1e9877..795b0d4364 100644
--- a/providers/aws/connection/awsec2ebsconn/provider.go
+++ b/providers/aws/connection/awsec2ebsconn/provider.go
@@ -377,6 +377,10 @@ func (c *AwsEbsConnection) Asset() *inventory.Asset {
 	return c.asset
 }
 
+func (p *AwsEbsConnection) UpdateAsset(asset *inventory.Asset) {
+	p.asset = asset
+}
+
 func (c *AwsEbsConnection) Capabilities() shared.Capabilities {
 	return shared.Capability_RunCommand // not true, update to nothing
 }
diff --git a/providers/aws/connection/connection.go b/providers/aws/connection/connection.go
index ecdf1a78ad..74bc3eb31b 100644
--- a/providers/aws/connection/connection.go
+++ b/providers/aws/connection/connection.go
@@ -233,6 +233,10 @@ func (p *AwsConnection) Asset() *inventory.Asset {
 	return p.asset
 }
 
+func (p *AwsConnection) UpdateAsset(asset *inventory.Asset) {
+	p.asset = asset
+}
+
 func (p *AwsConnection) AccountId() string {
 	return p.accountId
 }
diff --git a/providers/azure/connection/azureinstancesnapshot/provider_test.go b/providers/azure/connection/azureinstancesnapshot/provider_test.go
index a3db6bb635..79188d754b 100644
--- a/providers/azure/connection/azureinstancesnapshot/provider_test.go
+++ b/providers/azure/connection/azureinstancesnapshot/provider_test.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import (
 func TestParseTarget(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("parse snapshot target with just a resource name", func(t *testing.T) {
 		scanner := &azureScannerInstance{
-			instanceInfo: instanceInfo{
+			instanceInfo: &instanceInfo{
 				resourceGroup: "my-rg",
 				instanceName:  "my-instance",
 			},
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func TestParseTarget(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 	t.Run("parse instance target with just a resource name", func(t *testing.T) {
 		scanner := &azureScannerInstance{
-			instanceInfo: instanceInfo{
+			instanceInfo: &instanceInfo{
 				resourceGroup: "my-rg",
 				instanceName:  "my-instance",
 			},
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func TestParseTarget(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 	t.Run("parse disk target with just a resource name", func(t *testing.T) {
 		scanner := &azureScannerInstance{
-			instanceInfo: instanceInfo{
+			instanceInfo: &instanceInfo{
 				resourceGroup: "my-rg",
 				instanceName:  "my-instance",
 			},
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func TestParseTarget(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 	t.Run("parse snapshot target with a fully qualified Azure resource ID", func(t *testing.T) {
 		scanner := &azureScannerInstance{
-			instanceInfo: instanceInfo{
+			instanceInfo: &instanceInfo{
 				resourceGroup: "my-rg",
 				instanceName:  "my-instance",
 			},
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ func TestParseTarget(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 	t.Run("parse instance target with a fully qualified Azure resource ID", func(t *testing.T) {
 		scanner := &azureScannerInstance{
-			instanceInfo: instanceInfo{
+			instanceInfo: &instanceInfo{
 				resourceGroup: "my-rg",
 				instanceName:  "my-instance",
 			},
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ func TestParseTarget(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 	t.Run("parse disk target with a fully qualified Azure resource ID", func(t *testing.T) {
 		scanner := &azureScannerInstance{
-			instanceInfo: instanceInfo{
+			instanceInfo: &instanceInfo{
 				resourceGroup: "my-rg",
 				instanceName:  "my-instance",
 			},