diff --git a/charts/app/values.yaml b/charts/app/values.yaml
index b100048f..c8c8baf6 100644
--- a/charts/app/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/app/values.yaml
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ backend:
     #-- enable or disable autoscaling.
     enabled: true
     #-- the minimum number of replicas.
-    minReplicas: 3
+    minReplicas: 2
     #-- the maximum number of replicas.
-    maxReplicas: 7
+    maxReplicas: 3
     #-- the target cpu utilization percentage, is from request cpu and NOT LIMIT CPU.
     targetCPUUtilizationPercentage: 80
   #-- vault, for injecting secrets from vault. it is optional and is an object. it creates an initContainer which reads from vault and app container can source those secrets. for referring to a working example with vault follow this link: https://github.com/bcgov/onroutebc/blob/main/charts/onroutebc/values.yaml#L171-L186
@@ -83,9 +83,9 @@ frontend:
     #-- enable or disable autoscaling.
     enabled: true
     #-- the minimum number of replicas.
-    minReplicas: 3
+    minReplicas: 2
     #-- the maximum number of replicas.
-    maxReplicas: 7
+    maxReplicas: 3
     #-- the target cpu utilization percentage, is from request cpu and NOT LIMIT CPU.
     targetCPUUtilizationPercentage: 80
   #-- the service for the component. for inter namespace communication, use the service name as the hostname.