diff --git a/terraform/service_app.tf b/terraform/service_app.tf
index 7b898d1..d708e84 100644
--- a/terraform/service_app.tf
+++ b/terraform/service_app.tf
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ module "ecs_app" {
 
   name         = "${local.namespace}-app"
   cluster_name = module.ecs_cluster.cluster_name
-  min_capacity = 18
+  min_capacity = 9
   max_capacity = 18
 
   deployment_minimum_healthy_percent = 50