diff --git a/kubernetes/sdnc/charts/sdnc-portal/values.yaml b/kubernetes/sdnc/charts/sdnc-portal/values.yaml
index 397a7d2..e8d3743 100644
--- a/kubernetes/sdnc/charts/sdnc-portal/values.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/sdnc/charts/sdnc-portal/values.yaml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     internalPort: 3306
 
 # default number of instances
-replicaCount: 1
+replicaCount: 0
 
 nodeSelector: {}