diff --git a/net/gce.sh b/net/gce.sh
index 4a6d3a7527..de1c3c82c0 100755
--- a/net/gce.sh
+++ b/net/gce.sh
@@ -163,11 +163,13 @@ while getopts "h?p:Pn:c:z:gG:a:d:buxf" opt; do
     enableGpu=true
     bootstrapLeaderMachineType=$gpuBootstrapLeaderMachineType
     fullNodeMachineType=$bootstrapLeaderMachineType
+    blockstreamerMachineType=$bootstrapLeaderMachineType
     ;;
   G)
     enableGpu=true
     bootstrapLeaderMachineType="$OPTARG"
     fullNodeMachineType=$bootstrapLeaderMachineType
+    blockstreamerMachineType=$bootstrapLeaderMachineType
     ;;
   a)
     customAddress=$OPTARG