diff --git a/aws-nlb-ha-asg/terraform/variables.tf b/aws-nlb-ha-asg/terraform/variables.tf
index 9e902539..e779818b 100644
--- a/aws-nlb-ha-asg/terraform/variables.tf
+++ b/aws-nlb-ha-asg/terraform/variables.tf
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 variable "machine_type" {
   description = "The machine type of the AWS instance"
-  default     = "t2.micro"
+  default     = "t3.medium"
 }
 
 variable "key_name" {