diff --git a/akka/Chart.yaml b/akka/Chart.yaml
index 5ce7dd0c..c9fce21e 100644
--- a/akka/Chart.yaml
+++ b/akka/Chart.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ type: application
 
 # This is the chart version. This version number should be incremented each time you make changes
 # to the chart and its templates, including the app version.
-version: 0.2.17
+version: 0.2.18
 
 # This is the version number of the application being deployed. This version number should be
 # incremented each time you make changes to the application.
diff --git a/akka/templates/deployment.yaml b/akka/templates/deployment.yaml
index d8a621fe..67c749eb 100644
--- a/akka/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/akka/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ metadata:
     {{- end }}
   name: "{{ include "akka.fullname" . }}"
 spec:
-  {{- if and (not .Values.autoscaling.enabled) .Values.replicaCount }}
+  {{- if (ne .Values.replicaCount nil) }}
   replicas: {{ .Values.replicaCount }}
   {{- end }}
   selector: