diff --git a/terraform/modules/k8s/main.tf b/terraform/modules/k8s/main.tf
index 82ad1755..21ef4841 100644
--- a/terraform/modules/k8s/main.tf
+++ b/terraform/modules/k8s/main.tf
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ resource "azurerm_kubernetes_cluster" "k8s" {
     vm_size               = "Standard_D1_v2"
     os_disk_size_gb       = 30
     vnet_subnet_id        = var.vnet_subnet_id
-    node_count            = 1
     enable_node_public_ip = true # Nodes need a public IP for external resources. FIXME: Switch to NAT Gateway if its available in our subscription
     enable_auto_scaling   = var.enable_auto_scaling
     max_count             = var.max_count # FIXME: if auto_scaling disabled, set to 0
diff --git a/terraform/providers/dev/k8s.tf b/terraform/providers/dev/k8s.tf
index f21d5616..127b9306 100644
--- a/terraform/providers/dev/k8s.tf
+++ b/terraform/providers/dev/k8s.tf
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ module "k8s" {
   vnet_subnet_id      = module.vpc.subnets #FIXME - output from module.vpc.subnets should be map
   enable_auto_scaling = true
   max_count           = 5
-  min_count           = 2
+  min_count           = 3
 }
 
 #module "main_lb" {