diff --git a/config/clusters/meom-ige/common.values.yaml b/config/clusters/meom-ige/common.values.yaml
index 9b24401572..954c78e975 100644
--- a/config/clusters/meom-ige/common.values.yaml
+++ b/config/clusters/meom-ige/common.values.yaml
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ basehub:
         # RAM on a node, not total node capacity
         - display_name: "Small"
           description: "~2 CPU, ~8G RAM"
+          default: true
           kubespawner_override:
             mem_limit: 8G
             mem_guarantee: 4G