diff --git a/templates/api-deployment.yml b/templates/api-deployment.yml
index 45e244a6eaecc12f93f5fbebe0f1d522ad5d4ae8..2869d96bf5faa868ae4e17564ae9b5c45bee2b7c 100644
--- a/templates/api-deployment.yml
+++ b/templates/api-deployment.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ metadata:
     app: {{include "name" .}}-api-deployment
   name: {{include "name" .}}-api-deployment
 spec:
-  replicas: 3
+  replicas: 1
   selector:
     matchLabels:
       app: {{include "name" .}}-api-deployment