diff --git a/minio/values-operator.yaml b/minio/values-operator.yaml
index 72decf3..d67208d 100644
--- a/minio/values-operator.yaml
+++ b/minio/values-operator.yaml
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ operator:
   #
   # The cluster must have sufficient number of available worker nodes to fulfill the request.
   # Operator pods deploy with pod anti-affinity by default, preventing Kubernetes from scheduling multiple pods onto a single Worker node.
-  replicaCount: 2
+  replicaCount: 1
   ###
   # The Kubernetes `SecurityContext <https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/configure-pod-container/security-context/>`__ to use for deploying Operator resources.
   #