diff --git a/scripts/deploy/vm.js b/scripts/deploy/vm.js
index e212338ef72f6c1a9e9377fae62aeaa12fbe9a31..ed12313106b6ce1f419ad8960aa52cf1bc791e5f 100644
--- a/scripts/deploy/vm.js
+++ b/scripts/deploy/vm.js
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ exports.startImage = function(cb) {
         ImageId: BROWSERID_TEMPLATE_IMAGE_ID,
         KeyName: keyName,
         SecurityGroup: groupName,
-        InstanceType: 'm1.large',
+        InstanceType: 't1.micro',
         MinCount: 1,
         MaxCount: 1
       }, function (result) {