diff --git a/cloud/aws/template.aws.yaml b/cloud/aws/template.aws.yaml
index d80f3ad7..5ab144ca 100644
--- a/cloud/aws/template.aws.yaml
+++ b/cloud/aws/template.aws.yaml
@@ -18,9 +18,8 @@ Parameters:
   InstanceType:
     Description: WebServer EC2 instance type
     Type: String
-    Default: t2.small
+    Default: t2.medium
     AllowedValues:
-      - t2.small
       - t2.medium
       - t2.large
     ConstraintDescription: must be a valid EC2 instance type.