diff --git a/istio/gerrit.profile.yaml b/istio/gerrit.profile.yaml
index cf14849..e2e185b 100644
--- a/istio/gerrit.profile.yaml
+++ b/istio/gerrit.profile.yaml
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
               name: cpu
               targetAverageUtilization: 80
             type: Resource
-          minReplicas: 1
+          minReplicas: 5
           scaleTargetRef:
             apiVersion: apps/v1
             kind: Deployment