diff --git a/roles/openshift-apps/message-tagging-service/templates/deployment.yml b/roles/openshift-apps/message-tagging-service/templates/deployment.yml
index b8ca4a282c..fc437a59ab 100644
--- a/roles/openshift-apps/message-tagging-service/templates/deployment.yml
+++ b/roles/openshift-apps/message-tagging-service/templates/deployment.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ metadata:
   labels:
     service: mts
 spec:
-  replicas: 2
+  replicas: 1
   selector:
     service: mts
   strategy: