diff --git a/terraform/nowcasting/production/main.tf b/terraform/nowcasting/production/main.tf
index 86ce1f1e..3407c4f1 100644
--- a/terraform/nowcasting/production/main.tf
+++ b/terraform/nowcasting/production/main.tf
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ module "api" {
   container-tag  = var.api_version
   container-registry = "openclimatefix"
   eb-app_name    = "nowcasting-api"
-  eb-instance_type = "t3.small"
+  eb-instance_type = "t3.medium"
   s3_bucket = [
     { bucket_read_policy_arn = module.s3.iam-policy-s3-nwp-read.arn },
     { bucket_read_policy_arn = module.s3.iam-policy-s3-sat-read.arn }