diff --git a/scripts/gcp-create.sh b/scripts/gcp-create.sh
index 99af56c..8a0fd2d 100755
--- a/scripts/gcp-create.sh
+++ b/scripts/gcp-create.sh
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ echo "=== gcp-dev.sh $PROJECT $BRANCH"
 echo "+++ creating/starting VM"
 gcloud compute instances create --zone=$ZONE $VM \
        --scopes=cloud-platform \
-       --machine-type=e2-highcpu-4 --preemptible
+       --machine-type=e2-highcpu-2 --preemptible
 gcloud compute instances start --zone=$ZONE $VM
-IP=$(gcloud compute instances describe essentials --format='value(networkInterfaces.accessConfigs[0].natIP)')
+IP=$(gcloud compute instances describe essentials --zone=$ZONE --format='value(networkInterfaces.accessConfigs[0].natIP)')
 
 echo "+++ configure local ssh $IP"
 gcloud compute config-ssh
@@ -51,15 +51,5 @@ git config --global user.email "$(git config user.email)"
 git clone --branch $BRANCH $REPO
 EOF
 
-echo "+++ configure local ssh"
-gcloud compute config-ssh
-cat > ~/.ssh/$VM.config <<EOF
-Host essentials
-    HostName $IP
-    CheckHostIP=no
-    ForwardAgent=yes
-    User=$NAME
-EOF
-
 echo "+++ starting Jypter"
 gcloud compute ssh --zone=$ZONE $NAME@$VM --ssh-flag='-t -L 8080:localhost:8080 -L 8081:localhost:8081' --command="cd $PROJECT ; ./scripts/jupyter-lab.sh"