diff --git a/terraform/environments/dev/variables.tf b/terraform/environments/dev/variables.tf
index 6b61823..efec7da 100644
--- a/terraform/environments/dev/variables.tf
+++ b/terraform/environments/dev/variables.tf
@@ -25,5 +25,5 @@ variable "ssh_pub_key" {
 variable "instance_type" {
   type        = string
   description = "Type of the VM instance"
-  default     = "e2-minimal"
+  default     = "e2-small"
 }
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