diff --git a/cmd/provider/aws_template.go b/cmd/provider/aws_template.go
index 3bc6de8c..70159108 100644
--- a/cmd/provider/aws_template.go
+++ b/cmd/provider/aws_template.go
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ resource "aws_instance" "darknode" {
   }
 
   root_block_device {
-    volume_type = "gp2"
+    volume_type = "gp3"
     volume_size = 15
   }