diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index a5f3a7dcd3f06f956942c0c903d25ed733917e6f..9a15fb778fbe3a2408a3b103a0b31ff8947bbb9b 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ prep-deploy:
            openstack volume create --snapshot xdmod-dev-volume-snap --size 20 $TF_VAR_data_volume
       elif [ "$TARGET_ENV" = "staging" ]; then
            TF_VAR_data_volume="xdmod-staging-volume-$BUILD_DATE"
-           TF_VAR_flavor="m1.medium"
+           TF_VAR_flavor="m1.large"
            openstack volume create --snapshot xdmod-staging-volume-snap --size 150 $TF_VAR_data_volume
       elif [ "$TARGET_ENV" = "production" ]; then
            TF_VAR_data_volume="xdmod-staging-volume"