diff --git a/lib/nodes/addon/components/driver-amazonec2/component.js b/lib/nodes/addon/components/driver-amazonec2/component.js
index a48b3185e..01ea5cda9 100644
--- a/lib/nodes/addon/components/driver-amazonec2/component.js
+++ b/lib/nodes/addon/components/driver-amazonec2/component.js
@@ -115,6 +115,11 @@ export default Component.extend(NodeDriver, {
 
       let subnets = [];
       let rName = get(this, 'config.region');
+
+      if (rName.includes('me-')) {
+        set(this, 'config.instanceType', 't3.medium');
+      }
+
       const auth = {
         accessKeyId:         randomStr(),
         secretAccessKey:     randomStr(),