diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/release/openshift-release-main__nightly-4.22.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/release/openshift-release-main__nightly-4.22.yaml
index aae8eeed614ae..3fcea0a354b4a 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/release/openshift-release-main__nightly-4.22.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/release/openshift-release-main__nightly-4.22.yaml
@@ -2934,7 +2934,6 @@ tests:
   steps:
     cluster_profile: openshift-org-gcp
     env:
-      COMPUTE_NODE_TYPE: n2-standard-8
       FEATURE_SET: TechPreviewNoUpgrade
       OS_IMAGE_STREAM: rhel-10
       RT_ENABLED: "true"
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/release/openshift-release-main__nightly-4.23.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/release/openshift-release-main__nightly-4.23.yaml
index 1ebd793f5e779..7b811ff1f1791 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/release/openshift-release-main__nightly-4.23.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/release/openshift-release-main__nightly-4.23.yaml
@@ -2730,10 +2730,10 @@ tests:
   steps:
     cluster_profile: openshift-org-gcp
     env:
-      COMPUTE_NODE_TYPE: n2-standard-8
       FEATURE_SET: TechPreviewNoUpgrade
       OS_IMAGE_STREAM: rhel-10
       RT_ENABLED: "true"
+      TEST_SKIPS: regional PD should store data and sync across zones
     observers:
       enable:
       - observers-resource-watch
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/release/openshift-release-main__nightly-5.0.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/release/openshift-release-main__nightly-5.0.yaml
index 61b87c6c34b82..0745702dca9ef 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/release/openshift-release-main__nightly-5.0.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/release/openshift-release-main__nightly-5.0.yaml
@@ -3095,10 +3095,10 @@ tests:
   steps:
     cluster_profile: openshift-org-gcp
     env:
-      COMPUTE_NODE_TYPE: n2-standard-8
       FEATURE_SET: TechPreviewNoUpgrade
       OS_IMAGE_STREAM: rhel-10
       RT_ENABLED: "true"
+      TEST_SKIPS: regional PD should store data and sync across zones
     observers:
       enable:
       - observers-resource-watch
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/release/openshift-release-main__nightly-5.1.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/release/openshift-release-main__nightly-5.1.yaml
index 7dfeb8296ad9a..a58f863abeafc 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/release/openshift-release-main__nightly-5.1.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/release/openshift-release-main__nightly-5.1.yaml
@@ -3090,10 +3090,10 @@ tests:
   steps:
     cluster_profile: openshift-org-gcp
     env:
-      COMPUTE_NODE_TYPE: n2-standard-8
       FEATURE_SET: TechPreviewNoUpgrade
       OS_IMAGE_STREAM: rhel-10
       RT_ENABLED: "true"
+      TEST_SKIPS: regional PD should store data and sync across zones
     observers:
       enable:
       - observers-resource-watch
diff --git a/ci-operator/step-registry/openshift/e2e/gcp/ovn-rt/openshift-e2e-gcp-ovn-rt-workflow.yaml b/ci-operator/step-registry/openshift/e2e/gcp/ovn-rt/openshift-e2e-gcp-ovn-rt-workflow.yaml
index 2fd922770481d..7f880a3f0813b 100644
--- a/ci-operator/step-registry/openshift/e2e/gcp/ovn-rt/openshift-e2e-gcp-ovn-rt-workflow.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/step-registry/openshift/e2e/gcp/ovn-rt/openshift-e2e-gcp-ovn-rt-workflow.yaml
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ workflow:
     - ref: ovn-conf
     - ref: ipi-conf-debug-kdump-configure-logs
     - ref: rhcos-conf-osstream
+    - ref: ipi-conf-gcp-osdisk-disktype
+    - ref: storage-conf-storageclass-pre-set-default-gcp-hyperdisk
     - chain: ipi-install-stableinitial
     - ref: optional-operators-configure-realtime-tuned-profile
     test:
@@ -20,6 +22,7 @@ workflow:
     env:
       FAIL_ON_CORE_DUMP: "false"
       RT_ENABLED: "true"
-      COMPUTE_NODE_TYPE: n2-standard-8
+      COMPUTE_NODE_TYPE: n4-standard-8
+      COMPUTE_DISK_TYPE: hyperdisk-balanced
   documentation: |-
     The Openshift E2E OVN workflow with RHCOS10