diff --git a/moto/autoscaling/responses.py b/moto/autoscaling/responses.py
index 7d863c2db..4f5948b6d 100644
--- a/moto/autoscaling/responses.py
+++ b/moto/autoscaling/responses.py
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ DESCRIBE_LAUNCH_CONFIGURATIONS_TEMPLATE = """<DescribeLaunchConfigurationsRespon
           {% else %}
             <UserData/>
           {% endif %}
-          <InstanceType>m1.small</InstanceType>
+          <InstanceType>{{ launch_configuration.instance_type }}</InstanceType>
           <LaunchConfigurationARN>arn:aws:autoscaling:us-east-1:803981987763:launchConfiguration:
           9dbbbf87-6141-428a-a409-0752edbe6cad:launchConfigurationName/my-test-lc</LaunchConfigurationARN>
           {% if launch_configuration.block_device_mappings %}
diff --git a/tests/test_autoscaling/test_launch_configurations.py b/tests/test_autoscaling/test_launch_configurations.py
index d24480281..8020e46f6 100644
--- a/tests/test_autoscaling/test_launch_configurations.py
+++ b/tests/test_autoscaling/test_launch_configurations.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ def test_create_launch_configuration():
     config = LaunchConfiguration(
         name='tester',
         image_id='ami-abcd1234',
-        instance_type='m1.small',
+        instance_type='t1.micro',
         key_name='the_keys',
         security_groups=["default", "default2"],
         user_data=b"This is some user_data",
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ def test_create_launch_configuration():
     launch_config = conn.get_all_launch_configurations()[0]
     launch_config.name.should.equal('tester')
     launch_config.image_id.should.equal('ami-abcd1234')
-    launch_config.instance_type.should.equal('m1.small')
+    launch_config.instance_type.should.equal('t1.micro')
     launch_config.key_name.should.equal('the_keys')
     set(launch_config.security_groups).should.equal(set(['default', 'default2']))
     launch_config.user_data.should.equal(b"This is some user_data")
@@ -136,14 +136,14 @@ def test_create_launch_configuration_using_ip_association_should_default_to_fals
     conn = boto.connect_autoscale()
     config = LaunchConfiguration(
         name='tester',
-        image_id='ami-abcd1234',    )
+        image_id='ami-abcd1234',
+    )
     conn.create_launch_configuration(config)
 
     launch_config = conn.get_all_launch_configurations()[0]
     launch_config.associate_public_ip_address.should.equal(False)
 
 
-
 @mock_autoscaling
 def test_create_launch_configuration_defaults():
     """ Test with the minimum inputs and check that all of the proper defaults