diff --git a/oem/oracle/launch-instance b/oem/oracle/launch-instance
index cea9c542b3..9ca2c03dde 100755
--- a/oem/oracle/launch-instance
+++ b/oem/oracle/launch-instance
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ availability_domain=$(get_availability_domain "${compartment}")
 image_id=$(get_an_image_id "${compartment}")
 subnet_id=$(get_subnet_id "${compartment}" "${availability_domain}")
 name=
-shape="BM.Standard1.36"
+shape="VM.Standard1.1"
 ipxe=0
 ignition=
 baseurl="http://alpha.release.core-os.net/amd64-usr/current"