diff --git a/k8s/linode-autoscaler/coturn-autoscaler.yaml b/k8s/linode-autoscaler/coturn-autoscaler.yaml
index 463b773..1af693f 100644
--- a/k8s/linode-autoscaler/coturn-autoscaler.yaml
+++ b/k8s/linode-autoscaler/coturn-autoscaler.yaml
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ spec:
               value: "1"
             - name:  AUTOSCALE_WAIT_TIME_AFTER_SCALING
               value: "150"
+            - name: LINODE_LKE_CLUSTER_POOL_MINIMUM_NODES
+              value: "1"
           resources:
             requests:
               memory: 32Mi
diff --git a/k8s/linode-autoscaler/webrtc-be-autoscaler.yaml b/k8s/linode-autoscaler/webrtc-be-autoscaler.yaml
index ea3315e..1fcb6f2 100644
--- a/k8s/linode-autoscaler/webrtc-be-autoscaler.yaml
+++ b/k8s/linode-autoscaler/webrtc-be-autoscaler.yaml
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ spec:
               value: "1"
             - name:  AUTOSCALE_WAIT_TIME_AFTER_SCALING
               value: "150"
+            - name: LINODE_LKE_CLUSTER_POOL_MINIMUM_NODES
+              value: "1"
           resources:
             requests:
               memory: 32Mi