diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 465b7ac5757eaab100217d75e0ac972ee44554ba..7080c7c6751da797f9db7b4649f1d826851ca644 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -367,6 +367,7 @@ before_script:
 .ubuntu_vault_sep_variables: &ubuntu_vault_sep_variables
 # stage: deploy-gce-part1
   AUTHORIZATION_MODES: "{ 'authorization_modes':  [ 'RBAC' ] }"
+  CLOUD_MACHINE_TYPE: "n1-standard-2"
   KUBE_NETWORK_PLUGIN: canal
   CERT_MGMT: vault
   CLOUD_IMAGE: ubuntu-1604-xenial