diff --git a/cluster-service/helm-charts/cluster-service/templates/provisioning-shards.secret.yaml b/cluster-service/helm-charts/cluster-service/templates/provisioning-shards.secret.yaml
index 1963360beb..0720768518 100644
--- a/cluster-service/helm-charts/cluster-service/templates/provisioning-shards.secret.yaml
+++ b/cluster-service/helm-charts/cluster-service/templates/provisioning-shards.secret.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ stringData:
       status: active
       region: '{{ .Values.region }}'
       cloud_provider: azure
-      topology: dedicated
+      topology: shared
       azure_shard:
         public_dns_zone_resource_id: "{{ .Values.shard.zoneResourceId }}"
         cx_secrets_key_vault_url: "{{ .Values.shard.cxSecretsKeyVaultUrl }}"
diff --git a/cluster-service/local/provisioning-shards.tmpl.yml b/cluster-service/local/provisioning-shards.tmpl.yml
index 3a76d02615..c8e9c2669d 100644
--- a/cluster-service/local/provisioning-shards.tmpl.yml
+++ b/cluster-service/local/provisioning-shards.tmpl.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ provision_shards:
   status: active
   region: '{{ .region }}'
   cloud_provider: azure
-  topology: dedicated
+  topology: shared
   azure_shard:
     public_dns_zone_resource_id: "{{ .extraVars.zoneResourceId }}"
     cx_secrets_key_vault_url: "{{ .extraVars.cxSecretsKeyVaultUrl }}"