diff --git a/test/e2e_node/jenkins/jenkins-serial.properties b/test/e2e_node/jenkins/jenkins-serial.properties
index d678986d2c2..31bded6deb2 100644
--- a/test/e2e_node/jenkins/jenkins-serial.properties
+++ b/test/e2e_node/jenkins/jenkins-serial.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 GCE_HOSTS=
 GCE_IMAGE_CONFIG_PATH=test/e2e_node/jenkins/image-config-serial.yaml
-GCE_ZONE=us-west1-d
+GCE_ZONE=us-west1-b
 GCE_PROJECT=k8s-jkns-ci-node-e2e
 CLEANUP=true
 GINKGO_FLAGS='--focus="\[Serial\]" --skip="\[Flaky\]|\[Benchmark\]"'