diff --git a/pkg/scalers/aws/aws_config_cache.go b/pkg/scalers/aws/aws_config_cache.go
index cbc1cf3d08a..a92218f0816 100644
--- a/pkg/scalers/aws/aws_config_cache.go
+++ b/pkg/scalers/aws/aws_config_cache.go
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ func (a *sharedConfigCache) RemoveCachedEntry(awsAuthorization AuthorizationMeta
 		if len(cachedEntry.usages) == 0 {
 			delete(a.items, key)
 		} else {
-			a.items[awsAuthorization.AwsRoleArn] = cachedEntry
+			a.items[key] = cachedEntry
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/scalers/aws/aws_config_cache_test.go b/pkg/scalers/aws/aws_config_cache_test.go
index 81abbdca6c7..c0b7fccf1bd 100644
--- a/pkg/scalers/aws/aws_config_cache_test.go
+++ b/pkg/scalers/aws/aws_config_cache_test.go
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ func TestRemoveCachedEntryRemovesCachedItemIfNotUsages(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	cache.RemoveCachedEntry(awsAuthorization)
 	assert.NotContains(t, cache.items, cacheKey)
+	assert.Len(t, cache.items, 0)
 }
 
 func TestRemoveCachedEntryNotRemoveCachedItemIfUsages(t *testing.T) {
@@ -99,7 +100,8 @@ func TestRemoveCachedEntryNotRemoveCachedItemIfUsages(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 	cache.RemoveCachedEntry(awsAuthorization)
-	assert.Contains(t, cache.items, cacheKey)
+	assert.Len(t, cache.items, 1)
+	assert.Len(t, cache.items[cacheKey].usages, 1)
 }
 
 func TestCredentialsShouldBeCachedPerRegion(t *testing.T) {