diff --git a/kubernetes/aai/templates/sparky-be-deployment.yaml b/kubernetes/aai/templates/sparky-be-deployment.yaml
index 9fe324a..e533928 100644
--- a/kubernetes/aai/templates/sparky-be-deployment.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/aai/templates/sparky-be-deployment.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   name: sparky-be
   namespace: "{{ .Values.nsPrefix }}-aai"
 spec:
+  replicas: {{ .Values.sparkyReplicas }}
   selector:
     matchLabels:
       app: sparky-be