diff --git a/nshms.yml b/nshms.yml
index 8fada831f4766ad32b9d7c26fe1e3f0132ffc81f..a80383df7ad1bb5dede98b1cc3d5c8aaa34acbc3 100644
--- a/nshms.yml
+++ b/nshms.yml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ nshms:
       baseHref: /ws/nshmp/conus-2018/dynamic
       environments:
         development:
-          instanceType: c7g.xlarge
+          instanceType: r7g.xlarge
         staging:
           instanceType: c7g.2xlarge
         production:
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ nshms:
       baseHref: /ws/nshmp/conus-2023/dynamic
       environments:
         development:
-          instanceType: c7g.xlarge
+          instanceType: r7g.xlarge
         staging:
           instanceType: c7g.2xlarge
         production: