diff --git a/hacks/genmedia-on-gcp/qwiklabs.yaml b/hacks/genmedia-on-gcp/qwiklabs.yaml
index 03bc2768..cad0b9ea 100644
--- a/hacks/genmedia-on-gcp/qwiklabs.yaml
+++ b/hacks/genmedia-on-gcp/qwiklabs.yaml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ environment:
   resources:
   - type: gcp_project
     id: project
-    variant: gcp_medium_extra
+    variant: gcp_high_extra
     startup_script:
       type: qwiklabs
       path: artifacts