diff --git a/src/_nebari/stages/infrastructure/__init__.py b/src/_nebari/stages/infrastructure/__init__.py
index f430c4912..170e23ca5 100644
--- a/src/_nebari/stages/infrastructure/__init__.py
+++ b/src/_nebari/stages/infrastructure/__init__.py
@@ -314,9 +314,9 @@ class GCPNodeGroup(schema.Base):
 
 
 DEFAULT_GCP_NODE_GROUPS = {
-    "general": GCPNodeGroup(instance="n1-standard-8", min_nodes=1, max_nodes=1),
-    "user": GCPNodeGroup(instance="n1-standard-4", min_nodes=0, max_nodes=5),
-    "worker": GCPNodeGroup(instance="n1-standard-4", min_nodes=0, max_nodes=5),
+    "general": GCPNodeGroup(instance="e2-highmem-4", min_nodes=1, max_nodes=1),
+    "user": GCPNodeGroup(instance="e2-standard-4", min_nodes=0, max_nodes=5),
+    "worker": GCPNodeGroup(instance="e2-standard-4", min_nodes=0, max_nodes=5),
 }