diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-gcp-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-gcp-tests.yml
index 0066c6db..55918e53 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-gcp-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-gcp-tests.yml
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ env:
   IMAGE_NAME: zebrad-test
   GAR_BASE: us-docker.pkg.dev/zealous-zebra/zebra
   # what kind of Google Cloud instance we want to launch
-  ZONE: us-central1-a
+  ZONE: us-central1-f
   MACHINE_TYPE: c2d-standard-16
   # How many previous log lines we show at the start of each new log job.
   # Increase this number if some log lines are skipped between jobs