diff --git a/services/terraform/modules/keyserver_node_service/variables.tf b/services/terraform/modules/keyserver_node_service/variables.tf
--- a/services/terraform/modules/keyserver_node_service/variables.tf
+++ b/services/terraform/modules/keyserver_node_service/variables.tf
@@ -51,8 +51,7 @@
 variable "desired_count" {
   description = "Desired number of running nodes"
   type        = number
-  # default 2 for constant uptime
-  default = 2
+  default     = 1
 }
 
 variable "image" {
diff --git a/services/terraform/remote/service_webapp.tf b/services/terraform/remote/service_webapp.tf
--- a/services/terraform/remote/service_webapp.tf
+++ b/services/terraform/remote/service_webapp.tf
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 module "webapp_service" {
   source = "../modules/keyserver_node_service"
 
-  desired_count               = local.is_staging ? 2 : 4
+  desired_count               = 1
   container_name              = "webapp"
   image                       = local.keyserver_image
   service_name                = "webapp"