diff --git a/rbe/install-k8s-prow-builds.sh b/rbe/install-k8s-prow-builds.sh
index 5943f4f7501f..a27a2e497d59 100755
--- a/rbe/install-k8s-prow-builds.sh
+++ b/rbe/install-k8s-prow-builds.sh
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ proj=k8s-prow-builds
 pool=prow-pool
 workers=200
 disk=600
-machine=n1-standard-2
+machine=e2-standard-2
 bot=pr-kubekins@kubernetes-jenkins-pull.iam.gserviceaccount.com
 
 "$(dirname "$0")/install.sh" "$proj" "$pool" "$workers" "$disk" "$machine" "$bot"
diff --git a/rbe/install-k8s-prow.sh b/rbe/install-k8s-prow.sh
index feebfa9d1ef8..7a467747f0a6 100755
--- a/rbe/install-k8s-prow.sh
+++ b/rbe/install-k8s-prow.sh
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ proj=k8s-prow
 pool=prow-pool
 workers=20
 disk=600
-machine=n1-standard-2
+machine=e2-standard-2
 bots=(
   deployer@k8s-prow.iam.gserviceaccount.com
   pusher@k8s-prow.iam.gserviceaccount.com
diff --git a/rbe/install.sh b/rbe/install.sh
index 7914766aed78..1735c57752fb 100755
--- a/rbe/install.sh
+++ b/rbe/install.sh
@@ -49,12 +49,20 @@ log() {
 
 log gcloud services enable remotebuildexecution.googleapis.com  "--project=$proj"
 
-check=(
-  gcloud alpha remote-build-execution
-  worker-pools describe
-  "$pool" "--project=$proj" --instance=default_instance
+check_instance=(
+    gcloud alpha remote-build-execution instances describe default_instance "--project=$proj"
 )
 
+check_pools=(
+  gcloud alpha remote-build-execution worker-pools describe "$pool" "--project=$proj" --instance=default_instance
+)
+
+if ! "${check_instance[@]}" 2>/dev/null; then
+  log gcloud alpha remote-build-execution instances create  \
+    default_instance \
+    "--project=$proj"
+fi
+
 if [[ -z $pool ]]; then
     echo "Existing pools:" >&2
     for i in $(gcloud alpha remote-build-execution worker-pools list \
@@ -67,7 +75,8 @@ if [[ -z $pool ]]; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
-if ! "${check[@]}" 2>/dev/null; then
+
+if ! "${check_pools[@]}" 2>/dev/null; then
   log gcloud alpha remote-build-execution worker-pools create  \
     "$pool" \
     "--project=$proj" \