diff --git a/roles/openshift-apps/badges/templates/deploymentconfig.yml b/roles/openshift-apps/badges/templates/deploymentconfig.yml
index 60902210a5..5c0654adb6 100644
--- a/roles/openshift-apps/badges/templates/deploymentconfig.yml
+++ b/roles/openshift-apps/badges/templates/deploymentconfig.yml
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ metadata:
     app: badges
 spec:
   # There can be as many as necessary
-  replicas: {{ (env == 'production')|ternary(5, 1) }}
+  replicas: {{ (env == 'production')|ternary(2, 1) }}
   selector:
     app: badges
     deploymentconfig: consumer