diff --git a/action.sh b/action.sh
index faf468b..ea30192 100755
--- a/action.sh
+++ b/action.sh
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ function start_vm {
   image_family_flag=$([[ -z "${image_family}" ]] || echo "--image-family=${image_family}")
   disk_size_flag=$([[ -z "${disk_size}" ]] || echo "--boot-disk-size=${disk_size}")
   boot_disk_type_flag=$([[ -z "${boot_disk_type}" ]] || echo "--boot-disk-type=${boot_disk_type}")
-  preemptible_flag=$([[ "${preemptible}" == "true" ]] && echo "--preemptible" || echo "")
+  preemptible_flag=$([[ "${preemptible}" == "true" ]] && echo "--provisioning-model=SPOT --instance-termination-action=DELETE --max-run-duration=3d" || echo "")
   ephemeral_flag=$([[ "${ephemeral}" == "true" ]] && echo "--ephemeral" || echo "")
   no_external_address_flag=$([[ "${no_external_address}" == "true" ]] && echo "--no-address" || echo "")
   network_flag=$([[ ! -z "${network}"  ]] && echo "--network=${network}" || echo "")