diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 6a456f9df..25dd7b5e9 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -357,6 +357,7 @@ before_script:
   KUBE_NETWORK_PLUGIN: flannel
   CLOUD_IMAGE: ubuntu-1604-xenial
   CLOUD_REGION: us-central1-b
+  CLOUD_MACHINE_TYPE: "n1-standard-2"
   CLUSTER_MODE: separate
   ETCD_DEPLOYMENT: rkt
   KUBELET_DEPLOYMENT: rkt