diff --git a/internal/provider/azure.go b/internal/provider/azure.go
index 6fa9c56ebd..042198949e 100644
--- a/internal/provider/azure.go
+++ b/internal/provider/azure.go
@@ -126,8 +126,8 @@ func (p *AzureLiteInputProvider) Provide() Values {
 		DefaultMachineType:   machineType,
 		Region:               region,
 		Purpose:              p.Purpose,
-		DiskType:             "Standard_LRS",
-		VolumeSizeGb:         50,
+		DiskType:             "StandardSSD_LRS",
+		VolumeSizeGb:         80,
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/provider/azure_provider.go b/internal/provider/azure_provider.go
index ba8a7017c9..9cad598d0a 100644
--- a/internal/provider/azure_provider.go
+++ b/internal/provider/azure_provider.go
@@ -134,8 +134,8 @@ func (p *AzureLiteInput) Defaults() *gqlschema.ClusterConfigInput {
 	}
 	return &gqlschema.ClusterConfigInput{
 		GardenerConfig: &gqlschema.GardenerConfigInput{
-			DiskType:       ptr.String("Standard_LRS"),
-			VolumeSizeGb:   ptr.Integer(50),
+			DiskType:       ptr.String("StandardSSD_LRS"),
+			VolumeSizeGb:   ptr.Integer(80),
 			MachineType:    machineType,
 			Region:         DefaultAzureRegion,
 			Provider:       "azure",
diff --git a/internal/provider/azure_test.go b/internal/provider/azure_test.go
index 19235539ac..97f6c92dbf 100644
--- a/internal/provider/azure_test.go
+++ b/internal/provider/azure_test.go
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@ func TestAzureLiteDefaults(t *testing.T) {
 		DefaultMachineType:   "Standard_D4s_v5",
 		Region:               "eastus",
 		Purpose:              "evaluation",
-		DiskType:             "Standard_LRS",
-		VolumeSizeGb:         50,
+		DiskType:             "StandardSSD_LRS",
+		VolumeSizeGb:         80,
 	}, values)
 }
 
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ func TestAzureLiteSpecific(t *testing.T) {
 		DefaultMachineType:   "Standard_D4s_v5",
 		Region:               "uksouth",
 		Purpose:              "evaluation",
-		DiskType:             "Standard_LRS",
-		VolumeSizeGb:         50,
+		DiskType:             "StandardSSD_LRS",
+		VolumeSizeGb:         80,
 	}, values)
 }