diff --git a/python/ray/autoscaler/_private/commands.py b/python/ray/autoscaler/_private/commands.py
index c70fdf33e..922c2332b 100644
--- a/python/ray/autoscaler/_private/commands.py
+++ b/python/ray/autoscaler/_private/commands.py
@@ -270,8 +270,15 @@ def _bootstrap_config(config: Dict[str, Any],
 
     cli_logger.print("Checking {} environment settings",
                      _PROVIDER_PRETTY_NAMES.get(config["provider"]["type"]))
-
-    config = provider_cls.fillout_available_node_types_resources(config)
+    try:
+        config = provider_cls.fillout_available_node_types_resources(config)
+    except Exception as exc:
+        if cli_logger.verbosity > 2:
+            logger.exception("Failed to autodetect node resources.")
+        else:
+            cli_logger.warning(
+                f"Failed to autodetect node resources: {str(exc)}. "
+                "You can see full stack trace with higher verbosity.")
 
     # NOTE: if `resources` field is missing, validate_config for non-AWS will
     # fail (the schema error will ask the user to manually fill the resources)