diff --git a/awscli/customizations/cloudformation/yamlhelper.py b/awscli/customizations/cloudformation/yamlhelper.py
index abdc749..9cf9496 100644
--- a/awscli/customizations/cloudformation/yamlhelper.py
+++ b/awscli/customizations/cloudformation/yamlhelper.py
@@ -92,8 +92,14 @@ def yaml_dump(dict_to_dump):
     yaml.Representer = FlattenAliasRepresenter
     _add_yaml_1_1_boolean_resolvers(yaml.Resolver)
     yaml.Representer.add_representer(OrderedDict, _dict_representer)
+    yaml.Representer.add_representer(dict, _dict_representer)
 
-    return dump_yaml_to_str(yaml, dict_to_dump)
+    result = dump_yaml_to_str(yaml, dict_to_dump)
+
+    # let other YAML instances use the default dict representer
+    yaml.Representer.add_representer(dict, ruamel.yaml.representer.SafeRepresenter.represent_dict)
+
+    return result
 
 
 def _dict_constructor(loader, node):
diff --git a/awscli/customizations/eks/kubeconfig.py b/awscli/customizations/eks/kubeconfig.py
index 5130f7f..64526a7 100644
--- a/awscli/customizations/eks/kubeconfig.py
+++ b/awscli/customizations/eks/kubeconfig.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ def _get_new_kubeconfig_content():
         ("contexts", []),
         ("current-context", ""),
         ("kind", "Config"),
-        ("preferences", OrderedDict()),
+        ("preferences", {}),
         ("users", [])
     ])
 
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ class KubeconfigValidator(object):
             if (key in config.content and
                     type(config.content[key]) == list):
                 for element in config.content[key]:
-                    if not isinstance(element, OrderedDict):
+                    if not isinstance(element, dict):
                         raise KubeconfigCorruptedError(
                             f"Entry in {key} not a {dict}. ")
 
diff --git a/awscli/customizations/eks/ordered_yaml.py b/awscli/customizations/eks/ordered_yaml.py
index 23834e0..5c0f92a 100644
--- a/awscli/customizations/eks/ordered_yaml.py
+++ b/awscli/customizations/eks/ordered_yaml.py
@@ -46,10 +46,18 @@ def ordered_yaml_dump(to_dump, stream=None):
     :type stream: file
     """
     yaml = ruamel.yaml.YAML(typ="safe", pure=True)
+    yaml.width = 99999
     yaml.default_flow_style = False
     yaml.Representer.add_representer(OrderedDict, _ordered_representer)
+    yaml.Representer.add_representer(dict, _ordered_representer)
 
     if stream is None:
-        return dump_yaml_to_str(yaml, to_dump)
+        result = dump_yaml_to_str(yaml, to_dump)
+    else:
+        result = None
+        yaml.dump(to_dump, stream)
 
-    yaml.dump(to_dump, stream)
+    # let other YAML instances use the default dict representer
+    yaml.Representer.add_representer(dict, ruamel.yaml.representer.SafeRepresenter.represent_dict)
+
+    return result
diff --git a/tests/unit/customizations/cloudformation/test_yamlhelper.py b/tests/unit/customizations/cloudformation/test_yamlhelper.py
index 466ae2e..1adad4e 100644
--- a/tests/unit/customizations/cloudformation/test_yamlhelper.py
+++ b/tests/unit/customizations/cloudformation/test_yamlhelper.py
@@ -139,10 +139,10 @@ class TestYaml(BaseYAMLTest):
         '    Name: name1\n'
         )
         output_dict = yaml_parse(input_template)
-        expected_dict = OrderedDict([
-            ('B_Resource', OrderedDict([('Key2', {'Name': 'name2'}), ('Key1', {'Name': 'name1'})])),
-            ('A_Resource', OrderedDict([('Key2', {'Name': 'name2'}), ('Key1', {'Name': 'name1'})]))
-        ])
+        expected_dict = {
+            'B_Resource': {'Key2': {'Name': 'name2'}, 'Key1': {'Name': 'name1'}},
+            'A_Resource': {'Key2': {'Name': 'name2'}, 'Key1': {'Name': 'name1'}}
+        }
         self.assertEqual(expected_dict, output_dict)
 
         output_template = yaml_dump(output_dict)
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ class TestYaml(BaseYAMLTest):
             <<: *base
         """
         output = yaml_parse(test_yaml)
-        self.assertTrue(isinstance(output, OrderedDict))
+        self.assertTrue(isinstance(output, dict))
         self.assertEqual(output.get('test').get('property'), 'value')
 
     def test_unroll_yaml_anchors(self):
