diff --git a/cluster-autoscaler/core/static_autoscaler.go b/cluster-autoscaler/core/static_autoscaler.go
index 86d4ab9826a..9b089a319c7 100644
--- a/cluster-autoscaler/core/static_autoscaler.go
+++ b/cluster-autoscaler/core/static_autoscaler.go
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ func (a *StaticAutoscaler) RunOnce(currentTime time.Time) caerrors.AutoscalerErr
 		return typedErr.AddPrefix("failed to initialize RemainingPdbTracker: ")
 	}
 
-	nodeInfosForGroups, autoscalerError := a.processors.TemplateNodeInfoProvider.Process(autoscalingCtx, readyNodes, daemonsets, a.taintConfig, currentTime)
+	nodeInfosForGroups, autoscalerError := a.processors.TemplateNodeInfoProvider.Process(autoscalingCtx, allNodes, daemonsets, a.taintConfig, currentTime)
 	if autoscalerError != nil {
 		klog.Errorf("Failed to get node infos for groups: %v", autoscalerError)
 		return autoscalerError.AddPrefix("failed to build node infos for node groups: ")
diff --git a/cluster-autoscaler/processors/nodeinfosprovider/mixed_nodeinfos_processor.go b/cluster-autoscaler/processors/nodeinfosprovider/mixed_nodeinfos_processor.go
index 4b297372e7b..304a05039e3 100644
--- a/cluster-autoscaler/processors/nodeinfosprovider/mixed_nodeinfos_processor.go
+++ b/cluster-autoscaler/processors/nodeinfosprovider/mixed_nodeinfos_processor.go
@@ -78,6 +78,18 @@ func (p *MixedTemplateNodeInfoProvider) Process(autoscalingCtx *ca_context.Autos
 	result := make(map[string]*framework.NodeInfo)
 	seenGroups := make(map[string]bool)
 
+	// sort nodes into those good and bad candidates for templates. the bad candidates will be processed
+	// at the end of this function as a last resort for a node info template.
+	goodCandidates := make([]*apiv1.Node, 0)
+	badCandidates := make([]*apiv1.Node, 0)
+	for _, node := range nodes {
+		if isNodeGoodTemplateCandidate(node, now) {
+			goodCandidates = append(goodCandidates, node)
+		} else {
+			badCandidates = append(badCandidates, node)
+		}
+	}
+
 	// processNode returns information whether the nodeTemplate was generated and if there was an error.
 	processNode := func(node *apiv1.Node) (bool, string, caerror.AutoscalerError) {
 		nodeGroup, err := autoscalingCtx.CloudProvider.NodeGroupForNode(node)
@@ -103,11 +115,7 @@ func (p *MixedTemplateNodeInfoProvider) Process(autoscalingCtx *ca_context.Autos
 		return false, "", nil
 	}
 
-	for _, node := range nodes {
-		// Broken nodes might have some stuff missing. Skipping.
-		if !isNodeGoodTemplateCandidate(node, now) {
-			continue
-		}
+	for _, node := range goodCandidates {
 		added, id, typedErr := processNode(node)
 		if typedErr != nil {
 			return map[string]*framework.NodeInfo{}, typedErr
@@ -156,11 +164,7 @@ func (p *MixedTemplateNodeInfoProvider) Process(autoscalingCtx *ca_context.Autos
 	}
 
 	// Last resort - unready/unschedulable nodes.
-	for _, node := range nodes {
-		// Allowing broken nodes
-		if isNodeGoodTemplateCandidate(node, now) {
-			continue
-		}
+	for _, node := range badCandidates {
 		added, _, typedErr := processNode(node)
 		if typedErr != nil {
 			return map[string]*framework.NodeInfo{}, typedErr
diff --git a/cluster-autoscaler/simulator/node_info_utils.go b/cluster-autoscaler/simulator/node_info_utils.go
index ffa8f33be53..a842654de0f 100644
--- a/cluster-autoscaler/simulator/node_info_utils.go
+++ b/cluster-autoscaler/simulator/node_info_utils.go
@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@ func createSanitizedNode(node *apiv1.Node, newName string, taintConfig *taints.T
 	}
 	newNode.Labels[apiv1.LabelHostname] = newName
 
+	newNode.Spec.Unschedulable = false
+
 	if taintConfig != nil {
 		newNode.Spec.Taints = taints.SanitizeTaints(newNode.Spec.Taints, *taintConfig)
 	}