diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index e09be77dd3929f0ad9790933949dfa719f93884a..8dc056d3ec08c84cd6ebf70a17a6f7c526a882eb 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ variables:
   TF_ROOT: ${CI_PROJECT_DIR}/
   TF_VAR_internal_network: "xdmod-packer-clusternet"
   TF_VAR_external_network: "xdmod-packer-dmznet"
+  TF_VAR_flavor: "m1.medium"
   GIT_SUBMODULE_STRATEGY: "recursive"
   GIT_SUBMODULE_UPDATE_FLAGS: "--force"