diff --git a/workloads/nginx.yaml b/workloads/nginx.yaml
index ddeb6a96c..24c4e18fe 100644
--- a/workloads/nginx.yaml
+++ b/workloads/nginx.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ metadata:
   labels:
     app: nginx
 spec:
-  replicas: 2
+  replicas: 1
   selector:
     matchLabels:
       app: nginx