diff --git a/opensearch-jobs.yml b/opensearch-jobs.yml
index ca295e2..139a810 100644
--- a/opensearch-jobs.yml
+++ b/opensearch-jobs.yml
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ instance_groups:
   persistent_disk_type: logs_opensearch_ingestor
   stemcell: default
   azs: [z1]
-  vm_type: m6i.large
+  vm_type: t3.large
   vm_extensions:
   - logs-opensearch-ingestor-profile
   - 50GB_ephemeral_disk
diff --git a/opensearch-production.yml b/opensearch-production.yml
index 8e82693..178fc28 100644
--- a/opensearch-production.yml
+++ b/opensearch-production.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ instance_groups:
 
 - name: ingestor_cloudwatch
   instances: 1
+  vm_type: r6i.large
 
 - name: maintenance
   vm_type: t3.large