diff --git a/nodepool/driver/__init__.py b/nodepool/driver/__init__.py
index 12e00558c..eee016285 100644
--- a/nodepool/driver/__init__.py
+++ b/nodepool/driver/__init__.py
@@ -861,6 +861,7 @@ class ConfigPool(ConfigValue, metaclass=abc.ABCMeta):
         self.max_servers = math.inf
         self.node_attributes = None
         self.priority = None
+        self.ignore_provider_quota = False
 
     @classmethod
     def getCommonSchemaDict(self):
diff --git a/nodepool/driver/statemachine.py b/nodepool/driver/statemachine.py
index 33e747ce0..fd4a636de 100644
--- a/nodepool/driver/statemachine.py
+++ b/nodepool/driver/statemachine.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Copyright 2019 Red Hat
-# Copyright 2021 Acme Gating, LLC
+# Copyright 2021-2022 Acme Gating, LLC
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
 # not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
@@ -374,13 +374,15 @@ class StateMachineHandler(NodeRequestHandler):
             needed_quota.add(
                 self.manager.quotaNeededByLabel(ntype, self.pool))
 
+        ignore = False
         if hasattr(self.pool, 'ignore_provider_quota'):
-            if not self.pool.ignore_provider_quota:
-                cloud_quota = self.manager.estimatedNodepoolQuota()
-                cloud_quota.subtract(needed_quota)
+            ignore = self.pool.ignore_provider_quota
+        if not ignore:
+            cloud_quota = self.manager.estimatedNodepoolQuota()
+            cloud_quota.subtract(needed_quota)
 
-                if not cloud_quota.non_negative():
-                    return False
+            if not cloud_quota.non_negative():
+                return False
 
         # Now calculate pool specific quota. Values indicating no quota default
         # to math.inf representing infinity that can be calculated with.
diff --git a/nodepool/driver/utils.py b/nodepool/driver/utils.py
index dea047223..0df42a494 100644
--- a/nodepool/driver/utils.py
+++ b/nodepool/driver/utils.py
@@ -296,14 +296,15 @@ class QuotaSupport:
 
     def estimatedNodepoolQuota(self):
         '''
-        Determine how much quota is available for nodepool managed resources.
-        This needs to take into account the quota of the tenant, resources
-        used outside of nodepool and the currently used resources by nodepool,
-        max settings in nodepool config. This is cached for MAX_QUOTA_AGE
+        Determine how much quota is available for nodepool managed
+        resources.  This needs to take into account the quota of the
+        tenant, resources used outside of nodepool, and the max
+        settings in nodepool config. This is cached for MAX_QUOTA_AGE
         seconds.
 
         :return: Total amount of resources available which is currently
                  available to nodepool including currently existing nodes.
+
         '''
 
         if self._current_nodepool_quota:
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/fix-ignore-provider-quota-e7e5efd6f8ffb4a0.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/fix-ignore-provider-quota-e7e5efd6f8ffb4a0.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..de6e55fd2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/fix-ignore-provider-quota-e7e5efd6f8ffb4a0.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    The AWS, Azure, and IBMVPC drivers now check provider quota before
+    accepting requests.  This allows them to decline requests which
+    can not possibly be satisfied given provider quota constraints.