diff --git a/qhub/template/{{ cookiecutter.repo_directory }}/infrastructure/modules/aws/network/variables.tf b/qhub/template/{{ cookiecutter.repo_directory }}/infrastructure/modules/aws/network/variables.tf
index 731e385c6..11e22e023 100644
--- a/qhub/template/{{ cookiecutter.repo_directory }}/infrastructure/modules/aws/network/variables.tf	
+++ b/qhub/template/{{ cookiecutter.repo_directory }}/infrastructure/modules/aws/network/variables.tf	
@@ -40,5 +40,5 @@ variable "vpc_cidr_block" {
 variable "vpc_cidr_newbits" {
   description = "VPC cidr number of bits to support 2^N subnets"
   type        = number
-  default     = 4
+  default     = 2
 }