diff --git a/.github/workflows/manual-deploy-testnet-l2.yml b/.github/workflows/manual-deploy-testnet-l2.yml
index 925c1c4feb..76a755924b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/manual-deploy-testnet-l2.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/manual-deploy-testnet-l2.yml
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ jobs:
             --public-ip-address-dns-name "obscuronode-${{ matrix.host_id }}-${{vars.RESOURCE_TESTNET_NAME}}-${{ GITHUB.RUN_NUMBER }}" \
             --tags deploygroup=ObscuroNode-${{vars.RESOURCE_TESTNET_NAME}}-${{ GITHUB.RUN_NUMBER }}  ${{vars.RESOURCE_TAG_NAME}}=true \
             --vnet-name ObscuroHost-${{vars.RESOURCE_TESTNET_NAME}}-01VNET --subnet ObscuroHost-${{vars.RESOURCE_TESTNET_NAME}}-01Subnet \
-            --size Standard_DC4s_v2 --image ObscuroConfUbuntu \
+            --size Standard_DC8_v2 --storage-sku StandardSSD_LRS --image ObscuroConfUbuntu \
             --public-ip-sku Basic --authentication-type password
 
       - name: 'Open Obscuro node-${{ matrix.host_id }} ports on Azure'