diff --git a/infrastructure/environments/staging.tfvars b/infrastructure/environments/staging.tfvars
index d5e9fa325..ff9a50f43 100644
--- a/infrastructure/environments/staging.tfvars
+++ b/infrastructure/environments/staging.tfvars
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ static_bucket_root = ".refine.bio"
 database_instance_type = "t3.small"
 django_debug = "True"
 pg_bouncer_instance_type = "t2.small"
-api_instance_type = "t2.micro"
+api_instance_type = "t2.small"
 dockerhub_repo = "ccdlstaging"
 log_level = "INFO"
 environment = "staging"