diff --git a/cluster/gce/config-default.sh b/cluster/gce/config-default.sh
index 8c21875519d..18abf919f02 100755
--- a/cluster/gce/config-default.sh
+++ b/cluster/gce/config-default.sh
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@
 # gcloud multiplexing for shared GCE/GKE tests.
 GCLOUD=gcloud
 ZONE=${KUBE_GCE_ZONE:-us-central1-b}
-MASTER_SIZE=${MASTER_SIZE:-n1-standard-1}
-MINION_SIZE=${MINION_SIZE:-n1-standard-1}
-NUM_MINIONS=${NUM_MINIONS:-4}
+MASTER_SIZE=${MASTER_SIZE:-n1-standard-2}
+MINION_SIZE=${MINION_SIZE:-n1-standard-2}
+NUM_MINIONS=${NUM_MINIONS:-3}
 MASTER_DISK_TYPE=pd-ssd
 MASTER_DISK_SIZE=${MASTER_DISK_SIZE:-20GB}
 MINION_DISK_TYPE=pd-standard