diff --git a/clients/auth/auth.go b/clients/auth/auth.go
index 4da821c..e47a3b8 100644
--- a/clients/auth/auth.go
+++ b/clients/auth/auth.go
@@ -169,6 +169,11 @@ func (c Client) Create(ctx context.Context, params *CreateParams) error {
 			return err
 		}
 		for _, r := range resources {
+
+			if r == string(extras.RESOURCEENUMOSS_INSTANCE) {
+				// We skip the instance type since it is only set on setup
+				continue
+			}
 			for _, action := range []string{ReadAction, WriteAction} {
 				permissions = append(permissions, api.Permission{
 					Action:   action,
@@ -207,6 +212,9 @@ func (c Client) Create(ctx context.Context, params *CreateParams) error {
 						},
 					})
 				}
+			} else if r == string(extras.RESOURCEENUMOSS_INSTANCE) {
+				// We skip the instance type since it is only set on setup
+				continue
 			} else {
 				for _, action := range []string{ReadAction, WriteAction} {
 					permissions = append(permissions, api.Permission{
diff --git a/cmd/influx/auth.go b/cmd/influx/auth.go
index 6374366..f3f7dc0 100644
--- a/cmd/influx/auth.go
+++ b/cmd/influx/auth.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package main
 import (
 	"fmt"
 
+	"github.com/influxdata/influx-cli/v2/api/extras"
 	"github.com/influxdata/influx-cli/v2/clients/auth"
 	"github.com/influxdata/influx-cli/v2/pkg/cli/middleware"
 	"github.com/urfave/cli"
@@ -91,6 +92,10 @@ func newCreateCommand() cli.Command {
 
 	params.ResourcePermissions = auth.BuildResourcePermissions()
 	for _, perm := range params.ResourcePermissions {
+		if perm.Name == string(extras.RESOURCEENUMOSS_INSTANCE) {
+			// Instance permissions are only set during setup
+			continue
+		}
 		help := helpText(perm.Name)
 		ossVsCloud := ""
 		if perm.IsCloud && !perm.IsOss {