diff --git a/playbooks/openshift-apps/badges.yml b/playbooks/openshift-apps/badges.yml
index 9c1d2190ed..b33c3ac93e 100644
--- a/playbooks/openshift-apps/badges.yml
+++ b/playbooks/openshift-apps/badges.yml
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
     # Deployment config
     - role: openshift/object
       app: badges
-      file: deploymentconfig.yml
+      template: deploymentconfig.yml
       objectname: deploymentconfig.yml
 
     # Cron jobs
diff --git a/roles/openshift-apps/badges/files/deploymentconfig.yml b/roles/openshift-apps/badges/templates/deploymentconfig.yml
similarity index 99%
rename from roles/openshift-apps/badges/files/deploymentconfig.yml
rename to roles/openshift-apps/badges/templates/deploymentconfig.yml
index 0d9e5fbd59..60902210a5 100644
--- a/roles/openshift-apps/badges/files/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: 1
+  replicas: {{ (env == 'production')|ternary(5, 1) }}
   selector:
     app: badges
     deploymentconfig: consumer