diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-manual.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-manual.yaml
index 109841cb3..ccc1e5aa0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-manual.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-manual.yaml
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ on:
         required: true
         default: 1234
         type: string
-      os_distro:
+      launch_block_device_mappings_additional_volume_size:
         required: true
-        default: al2
+        default: 300
         type: string
       goal:
         required: true
@@ -93,13 +93,14 @@ jobs:
         uses: ./.github/actions/ci/build
         with:
           k8s_version: ${{ inputs.k8s_version_short }}
-          os_distro: ${{ inputs.os_distro }}
+          os_distro: "al2"
           build_id: ${{ needs.setup.outputs.build_id }}
           additional_arguments: |
             aws_region=${{ inputs.aws_region }} \
             kubernetes_version=${{ inputs.k8s_version }} \
             kubernetes_build_date=${{ inputs.k8s_build_date }} \
             launch_block_device_mappings_volume_size=20 \
+            launch_block_device_mappings_additional_volume_size=${{ inputs.launch_block_device_mappings_additional_volume_size }} \
             enable_fips=${{ inputs.fips }} \
             arch=${{ inputs.arch }} \
             working_dir="/home/ec2-user/worker" \
diff --git a/templates/al2/provisioners/celonis-extras.sh b/templates/al2/provisioners/celonis-extras.sh
index b6b43fc4f..2b7e3e89e 100644
--- a/templates/al2/provisioners/celonis-extras.sh
+++ b/templates/al2/provisioners/celonis-extras.sh
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ EOF
 ################################################################################
 ### Grow var volumes ###############################################################
 ################################################################################
+
+sudo pvscan
 sudo pvresize /dev/sdf
 sudo lvextend -l +100%FREE /dev/vg-01/var_vol
 sudo xfs_growfs /var
diff --git a/templates/al2/variables-default.json b/templates/al2/variables-default.json
index a6b0ee515..c9d8acd1b 100644
--- a/templates/al2/variables-default.json
+++ b/templates/al2/variables-default.json
@@ -39,6 +39,6 @@
     "subnet_id": "",
     "temporary_security_group_source_cidrs": "",
     "user_data_file": null,
-    "volume_type": "gp2",
+    "volume_type": "gp3",
     "working_dir": "{{user `remote_folder`}}/worker"
 }