diff --git a/testing/benchmark/variables.tf b/testing/benchmark/variables.tf
index b06a4d7a6b2..f3c65302eb7 100644
--- a/testing/benchmark/variables.tf
+++ b/testing/benchmark/variables.tf
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ variable "ess_region" {
 }
 
 variable "deployment_template" {
-  default     = "gcp-compute-optimized-v3"
+  default     = "gcp-cpu-optimized"
   description = "Optional deployment template. Defaults to the CPU optimized template for GCP"
   type        = string
 }