diff --git a/5-app-infra/business_unit_1/development/main.tf b/5-app-infra/business_unit_1/development/main.tf
index 689c2e1eb..ecf5a8f4d 100644
--- a/5-app-infra/business_unit_1/development/main.tf
+++ b/5-app-infra/business_unit_1/development/main.tf
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ module "base_shared_gce_instance" {
   environment    = "development"
   vpc_type       = "base"
   num_instances  = 1
+  machine_type   = "f1-micro"
   folder_id      = data.google_active_folder.env.name
   business_code  = "bu1"
   project_suffix = "sample-base"
diff --git a/5-app-infra/business_unit_1/non-production/main.tf b/5-app-infra/business_unit_1/non-production/main.tf
index 9b53c4fe7..418162fcf 100644
--- a/5-app-infra/business_unit_1/non-production/main.tf
+++ b/5-app-infra/business_unit_1/non-production/main.tf
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ module "base_shared_gce_instance" {
   environment    = "non-production"
   vpc_type       = "base"
   num_instances  = 1
+  machine_type   = "f1-micro"
   folder_id      = data.google_active_folder.env.name
   business_code  = "bu1"
   project_suffix = "sample-base"
diff --git a/5-app-infra/business_unit_1/production/main.tf b/5-app-infra/business_unit_1/production/main.tf
index 24c64757a..f28ad5921 100644
--- a/5-app-infra/business_unit_1/production/main.tf
+++ b/5-app-infra/business_unit_1/production/main.tf
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ module "base_shared_gce_instance" {
   environment    = "production"
   vpc_type       = "base"
   num_instances  = 1
+  machine_type   = "f1-micro"
   folder_id      = data.google_active_folder.env.name
   business_code  = "bu1"
   project_suffix = "sample-base"
diff --git a/5-app-infra/modules/env_base/README.md b/5-app-infra/modules/env_base/README.md
index 6671f4d46..24d986bee 100644
--- a/5-app-infra/modules/env_base/README.md
+++ b/5-app-infra/modules/env_base/README.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 | environment | The environment the single project belongs to | `string` | n/a | yes |
 | folder\_id | The folder id where project will be created | `string` | n/a | yes |
 | hostname | Hostname of instances | `string` | `"example-app"` | no |
+| machine\_type | Machine type to create, e.g. n1-standard-1 | `string` | `"f1-micro"` | no |
 | num\_instances | Number of instances to create | `number` | n/a | yes |
 | project\_suffix | The name of the GCP project. Max 16 characters with 3 character business unit code. | `string` | n/a | yes |
 | region | The GCP region to create and test resources in | `string` | `"us-central1"` | no |
diff --git a/5-app-infra/modules/env_base/main.tf b/5-app-infra/modules/env_base/main.tf
index 76f72d5b7..496502f9e 100644
--- a/5-app-infra/modules/env_base/main.tf
+++ b/5-app-infra/modules/env_base/main.tf
@@ -25,11 +25,12 @@ resource "google_service_account" "compute_engine_service_account" {
 }
 
 module "instance_template" {
-  source     = "terraform-google-modules/vm/google//modules/instance_template"
-  version    = "6.2.0"
-  region     = var.region
-  project_id = data.google_project.env_project.project_id
-  subnetwork = data.google_compute_subnetwork.subnetwork.self_link
+  source       = "terraform-google-modules/vm/google//modules/instance_template"
+  version      = "6.2.0"
+  machine_type = var.machine_type
+  region       = var.region
+  project_id   = data.google_project.env_project.project_id
+  subnetwork   = data.google_compute_subnetwork.subnetwork.self_link
   service_account = {
     email  = google_service_account.compute_engine_service_account.email
     scopes = ["compute-rw"]
diff --git a/5-app-infra/modules/env_base/variables.tf b/5-app-infra/modules/env_base/variables.tf
index ce90c7175..b90c5ed21 100644
--- a/5-app-infra/modules/env_base/variables.tf
+++ b/5-app-infra/modules/env_base/variables.tf
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ variable "num_instances" {
   type        = number
 }
 
+variable "machine_type" {
+  description = "Machine type to create, e.g. n1-standard-1"
+  default     = "f1-micro"
+}
+
 variable "hostname" {
   description = "Hostname of instances"
   default     = "example-app"
diff --git a/test/integration/app-infra/controls/gcp_projects.rb b/test/integration/app-infra/controls/gcp_projects.rb
index 3169a09ee..df20a93ff 100644
--- a/test/integration/app-infra/controls/gcp_projects.rb
+++ b/test/integration/app-infra/controls/gcp_projects.rb
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
   dev_bu1_instances_names.each do |dev_bu1_instance_name|
     describe google_compute_instance(project: dev_bu1_project_id, zone: dev_bu1_instances_zones[index], name: dev_bu1_instance_name) do
       it { should exist }
-      its('machine_type') { should match 'n1-standard-1' }
+      its('machine_type') { should match 'f1-micro' }
     end
     index += 1
   end
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
   nonprod_bu1_instances_names.each do |nonprod_bu1_instance_name|
     describe google_compute_instance(project: nonprod_bu1_project_id, zone: nonprod_bu1_instances_zones[index], name: nonprod_bu1_instance_name) do
       it { should exist }
-      its('machine_type') { should match 'n1-standard-1' }
+      its('machine_type') { should match 'f1-micro' }
     end
     index += 1
   end
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
   prod_bu1_instances_names.each do |prod_bu1_instance_name|
     describe google_compute_instance(project: prod_bu1_project_id, zone: prod_bu1_instances_zones[index], name: prod_bu1_instance_name) do
       it { should exist }
-      its('machine_type') { should match 'n1-standard-1' }
+      its('machine_type') { should match 'f1-micro' }
     end
     index += 1
   end