diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index d6a28f6c..6b17625a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
           --boot-disk-type pd-ssd \
           --image-family cos-stable \
           --image-project cos-cloud \
-          --machine-type n2-standard-16 \
+          --machine-type n2-standard-4 \
           --service-account cos-vm@zealous-zebra.iam.gserviceaccount.com \
           --scopes cloud-platform \
           --tags zebrad \