diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 340e095..254d9c9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ efs-csi-controller    0         5m
 | <a name="input_cluster_name"></a> [cluster\_name](#input\_cluster\_name) | EKS cluster name name component used through out the EKS cluster describing its purpose (ex: dice-dev) | `string` | n/a | yes |
 | <a name="input_cluster_version"></a> [cluster\_version](#input\_cluster\_version) | Kubernetes version to use for the EKS cluster | `string` | n/a | yes |
 | <a name="input_eks_instance_disk_size"></a> [eks\_instance\_disk\_size](#input\_eks\_instance\_disk\_size) | Size of the EKS node disk in GB | `number` | `80` | no |
-| <a name="input_eks_instance_types"></a> [eks\_instance\_types](#input\_eks\_instance\_types) | List of EC2 instance types for the EKS node group | `list(string)` | <pre>[<br/>  "t3a.medium"<br/>]</pre> | no |
+| <a name="input_eks_instance_types"></a> [eks\_instance\_types](#input\_eks\_instance\_types) | List of EC2 instance types for the EKS node group | `list(string)` | <pre>[<br/>  "t3a.large"<br/>]</pre> | no |
 | <a name="input_eks_ng_desired_size"></a> [eks\_ng\_desired\_size](#input\_eks\_ng\_desired\_size) | Desired size of the EKS node group | `number` | `2` | no |
 | <a name="input_eks_ng_max_size"></a> [eks\_ng\_max\_size](#input\_eks\_ng\_max\_size) | Maximum size of the EKS node group | `number` | `2` | no |
 | <a name="input_eks_ng_min_size"></a> [eks\_ng\_min\_size](#input\_eks\_ng\_min\_size) | Minimum size of the EKS node group | `number` | `2` | no |
diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
index 072f21d..47e6391 100644
--- a/main.tf
+++ b/main.tf
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ module "cluster" {
       min_size     = var.eks_ng_min_size
       max_size     = var.eks_ng_max_size
       desired_size = var.eks_ng_desired_size
+      node_repair_config = {
+        enabled = true
+      }
 
       iam_role_name                = format("%v%v-nodegroup", local.prefixes["eks-role"], var.cluster_name)
       iam_role_additional_policies = local.additional_policies
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index dbd959a..ffbd117 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ variable "eks_instance_types" {
   description = "List of EC2 instance types for the EKS node group"
   type        = list(string)
   default = [
-    "t3a.medium"
+    "t3a.large"
   ]
   validation {
     condition     = length(var.eks_instance_types) > 0