diff --git a/deployments/deploy_nginx.yaml b/deployments/deploy_nginx.yaml
index 02af8bc567b22f36107116a7080826f2b6bb9ecf..c176ca1fe782bb6722885a2142219811e4c4e04e 100644
--- a/deployments/deploy_nginx.yaml
+++ b/deployments/deploy_nginx.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ spec:
   selector:
     matchLabels:
       app: nginx
-  replicas: 2 # tells deployment to run 2 pods matching the template
+  replicas: 3 # tells deployment to run 2 pods matching the template
   template:
     metadata:
       labels: