diff --git a/compute.tf b/compute.tf
index 6fcbb4d..3760627 100644
--- a/compute.tf
+++ b/compute.tf
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ resource "aws_instance" "ec2-instance" {
   iam_instance_profile        = var.iam_instance_profile
 
   root_block_device {
-    volume_type           = "gp2"
+    volume_type           = var.storage_class
     volume_size           = var.server_volume_size
     delete_on_termination = var.delete_volume_on_instance_termination
   }
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index 3b9361d..33d3593 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@ variable "region" {
   default     = "eu-west-1" # Ireland
 }
 
+variable "storage_class" {
+  description = "Storage class"
+  default     = "gp2"
+}
+
 variable "env" {
   description = "The deployment environment this instance belongs to. Possible values: stage, preview, production"
   default     = "stage"