diff --git a/horde-deployment/main.tf b/horde-deployment/main.tf
index eae9173..2bcb03a 100644
--- a/horde-deployment/main.tf
+++ b/horde-deployment/main.tf
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ module "horde" {
             instance_type = "c7a.8xlarge"
             min_size      = 2
             max_size      = 10
+            desired_capacity  = 4
             block_device_mappings = [
                 {
                     device_name = "/dev/sda1"
diff --git a/modules/unreal/horde/asg.tf b/modules/unreal/horde/asg.tf
index 67b6aba..b6d523b 100644
--- a/modules/unreal/horde/asg.tf
+++ b/modules/unreal/horde/asg.tf
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ resource "aws_autoscaling_group" "unreal_horde_agent_asg" {
   vpc_zone_identifier = var.unreal_horde_service_subnets
   min_size = var.agents[each.key].min_size
   max_size = var.agents[each.key].max_size
+  desired_capacity = var.agents[each.key].desired_capacity
   
   tag {
     key = "Name"
diff --git a/modules/unreal/horde/variables.tf b/modules/unreal/horde/variables.tf
index 1b49da2..fbfdc2d 100644
--- a/modules/unreal/horde/variables.tf
+++ b/modules/unreal/horde/variables.tf
@@ -391,6 +391,7 @@ variable "agents" {
     )
     min_size = optional(number, 0)
     max_size = optional(number, 1)
+    desired_capacity = optional(number, 1)
   }))
   description = "Configures autoscaling groups to be used as build agents by Unreal Engine Horde."
   default     = {}