diff --git a/hack/prepare-remote-cluster-for-integration-tests.sh b/hack/prepare-remote-cluster-for-integration-tests.sh
index c063264d5..3a99ae8dc 100755
--- a/hack/prepare-remote-cluster-for-integration-tests.sh
+++ b/hack/prepare-remote-cluster-for-integration-tests.sh
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ gke | aks | eks)
   log_note "KUBECONFIG='$KUBECONFIG' TEST_ENV_PATH='/tmp/integration-test-env' SOURCE_PATH='$pinniped_repo' $ROOT/pipelines/shared-tasks/run-integration-tests/task.sh"
   ;;
 kind)
-  log_note "KUBECONFIG='$KUBECONFIG' TEST_ENV_PATH='/tmp/integration-test-env' SOURCE_PATH='$pinniped_repo' START_GCLOUD_PROXY=yes GCP_PROJECT=$PINNIPED_GCP_PROJECT GCP_ZONE=us-west1-b $ROOT/pipelines/shared-tasks/run-integration-tests/task.sh"
+  log_note "KUBECONFIG='$KUBECONFIG' TEST_ENV_PATH='/tmp/integration-test-env' SOURCE_PATH='$pinniped_repo' START_GCLOUD_PROXY=yes GCP_PROJECT=$PINNIPED_GCP_PROJECT GCP_ZONE=us-west1-a $ROOT/pipelines/shared-tasks/run-integration-tests/task.sh"
   ;;
 *)
   log_error "Huh? Should never get here."
diff --git a/hack/remote-workstation/create.sh b/hack/remote-workstation/create.sh
index c08fc8886..8b0c86130 100755
--- a/hack/remote-workstation/create.sh
+++ b/hack/remote-workstation/create.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ fi
 instance_name="${REMOTE_INSTANCE_NAME:-${USER}}"
 instance_user="${REMOTE_INSTANCE_USERNAME:-${USER}}"
 project="$PINNIPED_GCP_PROJECT"
-zone="us-west1-b"
+zone="us-west1-a"
 here="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
 
 # Create a VM called $instance_name with some reasonable compute power and disk.
diff --git a/hack/remote-workstation/delete.sh b/hack/remote-workstation/delete.sh
index 5ddc51943..7b1e48bf3 100755
--- a/hack/remote-workstation/delete.sh
+++ b/hack/remote-workstation/delete.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ fi
 
 instance_name="${REMOTE_INSTANCE_NAME:-${USER}}"
 project="$PINNIPED_GCP_PROJECT"
-zone="us-west1-b"
+zone="us-west1-a"
 
 # Delete the instance forever. Will prompt for confirmation.
 echo "Destroying VM $instance_name..."
diff --git a/hack/remote-workstation/rsync-to-local.sh b/hack/remote-workstation/rsync-to-local.sh
index d3bbc5ee8..b7898229d 100755
--- a/hack/remote-workstation/rsync-to-local.sh
+++ b/hack/remote-workstation/rsync-to-local.sh
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ dest_dir="./workspace/pinniped"
 instance_name="${REMOTE_INSTANCE_NAME:-${USER}}"
 instance_user="${REMOTE_INSTANCE_USERNAME:-${USER}}"
 project="$PINNIPED_GCP_PROJECT"
-zone="us-west1-b"
+zone="us-west1-a"
 config_file="/tmp/gcp-ssh-config"
 here="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
 
diff --git a/hack/remote-workstation/rsync.sh b/hack/remote-workstation/rsync.sh
index f3cacf6bf..63d89d7e0 100755
--- a/hack/remote-workstation/rsync.sh
+++ b/hack/remote-workstation/rsync.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ dest_dir="./workspace"
 instance_name="${REMOTE_INSTANCE_NAME:-${USER}}"
 instance_user="${REMOTE_INSTANCE_USERNAME:-${USER}}"
 project="$PINNIPED_GCP_PROJECT"
-zone="us-west1-b"
+zone="us-west1-a"
 config_file="/tmp/gcp-ssh-config"
 here="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
 
diff --git a/hack/remote-workstation/ssh.sh b/hack/remote-workstation/ssh.sh
index 1a9d68b67..43c92340f 100755
--- a/hack/remote-workstation/ssh.sh
+++ b/hack/remote-workstation/ssh.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ fi
 instance_name="${REMOTE_INSTANCE_NAME:-${USER}}"
 instance_user="${REMOTE_INSTANCE_USERNAME:-${USER}}"
 project="$PINNIPED_GCP_PROJECT"
-zone="us-west1-b"
+zone="us-west1-a"
 
 # Run ssh with identities forwarded so you can use them with git on the remote host.
 # Optionally run an arbitrary command on the remote host.
diff --git a/hack/remote-workstation/start.sh b/hack/remote-workstation/start.sh
index e8e0e087b..169e9f78b 100755
--- a/hack/remote-workstation/start.sh
+++ b/hack/remote-workstation/start.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ fi
 
 instance_name="${REMOTE_INSTANCE_NAME:-${USER}}"
 project="$PINNIPED_GCP_PROJECT"
-zone="us-west1-b"
+zone="us-west1-a"
 
 # Start an instance which was previously stopped to save money.
 echo "Starting VM $instance_name..."
diff --git a/hack/remote-workstation/stop.sh b/hack/remote-workstation/stop.sh
index 32ba7c636..4951c87b3 100755
--- a/hack/remote-workstation/stop.sh
+++ b/hack/remote-workstation/stop.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ fi
 
 instance_name="${REMOTE_INSTANCE_NAME:-${USER}}"
 project="$PINNIPED_GCP_PROJECT"
-zone="us-west1-b"
+zone="us-west1-a"
 
 # Stop the instance, to save money, in a way that it can be restarted.
 echo "Stopping VM $instance_name..."
diff --git a/pipelines/concourse-workers/pipeline.yml b/pipelines/concourse-workers/pipeline.yml
index 400025db0..aa9a485c3 100644
--- a/pipelines/concourse-workers/pipeline.yml
+++ b/pipelines/concourse-workers/pipeline.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ meta:
 
   # GCP account info and which zone the workers should be created in and deleted from.
   gcp_account_params: &gcp_account_params
-    INSTANCE_ZONE: us-west1-b
+    INSTANCE_ZONE: us-west1-a
     GCP_PROJECT: ((gcp-project-name))
     GCP_USERNAME: ((gcp-instance-admin-username))
     GCP_JSON_KEY: ((gcp-instance-admin-json-key))
diff --git a/pipelines/kind-node-builder/pipeline.yml b/pipelines/kind-node-builder/pipeline.yml
index cf30d3711..cdfac3955 100644
--- a/pipelines/kind-node-builder/pipeline.yml
+++ b/pipelines/kind-node-builder/pipeline.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ meta:
 
   # GCP account info and which zone the workers should be created in and deleted from.
   gcp_account_params: &gcp_account_params
-    INSTANCE_ZONE: us-west1-b
+    INSTANCE_ZONE: us-west1-a
     GCP_PROJECT: ((gcp-project-name))
     GCP_USERNAME: ((gcp-instance-admin-username))
     GCP_JSON_KEY: ((gcp-instance-admin-json-key))
diff --git a/pipelines/main/pipeline.yml b/pipelines/main/pipeline.yml
index c41db3a5f..818de7f7c 100644
--- a/pipelines/main/pipeline.yml
+++ b/pipelines/main/pipeline.yml
@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@ meta:
 
   # GCP account info and which zone the kind workers should be created in and deleted from.
   gcp_account_params: &gcp_account_params
-    INSTANCE_ZONE: us-west1-b # which zone the kind worker VMs should be created in and deleted from
-    GCP_ZONE: us-west1-b
+    INSTANCE_ZONE: us-west1-a # which zone the kind worker VMs should be created in and deleted from
+    GCP_ZONE: us-west1-a
     GCP_PROJECT: ((gcp-project-name))
     GCP_USERNAME: ((gcp-instance-admin-username))
     GCP_JSON_KEY: ((gcp-instance-admin-json-key))
diff --git a/pipelines/pull-requests/pipeline.yml b/pipelines/pull-requests/pipeline.yml
index 7e7b1e7de..1245d887d 100644
--- a/pipelines/pull-requests/pipeline.yml
+++ b/pipelines/pull-requests/pipeline.yml
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ meta:
 
   # GCP account info and which zone the workers should be created in and deleted from.
   gcp_account_params: &gcp_account_params
-    INSTANCE_ZONE: us-west1-b # which zone the kind worker VMs should be created in and deleted from
-    GCP_ZONE: us-west1-b
+    INSTANCE_ZONE: us-west1-a # which zone the kind worker VMs should be created in and deleted from
+    GCP_ZONE: us-west1-a
     GCP_PROJECT: ((gcp-project-name))
     GCP_USERNAME: ((gcp-instance-admin-username))
     GCP_JSON_KEY: ((gcp-instance-admin-json-key))