diff --git a/cluster/azure/util.sh b/cluster/azure/util.sh
index df1a1083fa2..1419e2e72dd 100644
--- a/cluster/azure/util.sh
+++ b/cluster/azure/util.sh
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ function upload-server-tars() {
     if [[ -z "$(azure_call storage account show $AZ_STG 2>/dev/null | \
     grep data)" ]]; then
         echo "--> Creating storage..."
-        azure_call storage account create -l "$AZ_LOCATION" $AZ_STG
+        azure_call storage account create -l "$AZ_LOCATION" $AZ_STG --type LRS
     fi
 
     echo "--> Getting storage key..."