diff --git a/desktop_env/providers/aws/manager.py b/desktop_env/providers/aws/manager.py
index 2c32249..8f7b8ec 100644
--- a/desktop_env/providers/aws/manager.py
+++ b/desktop_env/providers/aws/manager.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import dotenv
 import signal
 
 
-INSTANCE_TYPE = "t3.xlarge" 
+INSTANCE_TYPE = "t3.medium" 
 
 # Load environment variables from .env file
 dotenv.load_dotenv()