diff --git a/infra/feast-operator/internal/controller/featurestore_controller_db_store_test.go b/infra/feast-operator/internal/controller/featurestore_controller_db_store_test.go
index 390c225f613..879774b2cd5 100644
--- a/infra/feast-operator/internal/controller/featurestore_controller_db_store_test.go
+++ b/infra/feast-operator/internal/controller/featurestore_controller_db_store_test.go
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ var _ = Describe("FeatureStore Controller - db storage services", func() {
 				Namespace: objMeta.Namespace,
 			}, deploy)
 			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-			Expect(deploy.Spec.Replicas).To(Equal(&services.DefaultReplicas))
+			Expect(deploy.Spec.Replicas).To(Equal(int32Ptr(1)))
 			Expect(controllerutil.HasControllerReference(deploy)).To(BeTrue())
 			Expect(deploy.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers).To(HaveLen(4))
 			svc := &corev1.Service{}
diff --git a/infra/feast-operator/internal/controller/featurestore_controller_ephemeral_test.go b/infra/feast-operator/internal/controller/featurestore_controller_ephemeral_test.go
index a0c01c11449..5c2270bcaad 100644
--- a/infra/feast-operator/internal/controller/featurestore_controller_ephemeral_test.go
+++ b/infra/feast-operator/internal/controller/featurestore_controller_ephemeral_test.go
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ var _ = Describe("FeatureStore Controller-Ephemeral services", func() {
 				Namespace: objMeta.Namespace,
 			}, deploy)
 			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-			Expect(deploy.Spec.Replicas).To(Equal(&services.DefaultReplicas))
+			Expect(deploy.Spec.Replicas).To(Equal(int32Ptr(1)))
 			Expect(controllerutil.HasControllerReference(deploy)).To(BeTrue())
 			Expect(deploy.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers).To(HaveLen(4))
 			svc := &corev1.Service{}
diff --git a/infra/feast-operator/internal/controller/featurestore_controller_kubernetes_auth_test.go b/infra/feast-operator/internal/controller/featurestore_controller_kubernetes_auth_test.go
index dd799a8c8e8..63e4abf2da3 100644
--- a/infra/feast-operator/internal/controller/featurestore_controller_kubernetes_auth_test.go
+++ b/infra/feast-operator/internal/controller/featurestore_controller_kubernetes_auth_test.go
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ var _ = Describe("FeatureStore Controller-Kubernetes authorization", func() {
 				Namespace: objMeta.Namespace,
 			}, deploy)
 			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-			Expect(deploy.Spec.Replicas).To(Equal(&services.DefaultReplicas))
+			Expect(deploy.Spec.Replicas).To(Equal(int32Ptr(1)))
 			Expect(controllerutil.HasControllerReference(deploy)).To(BeTrue())
 			Expect(deploy.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers).To(HaveLen(4))
 			Expect(deploy.Spec.Template.Spec.Volumes).To(HaveLen(1))
diff --git a/infra/feast-operator/internal/controller/featurestore_controller_loglevel_test.go b/infra/feast-operator/internal/controller/featurestore_controller_loglevel_test.go
index 90b80c907d5..8b3832d46c2 100644
--- a/infra/feast-operator/internal/controller/featurestore_controller_loglevel_test.go
+++ b/infra/feast-operator/internal/controller/featurestore_controller_loglevel_test.go
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ var _ = Describe("FeatureStore Controller - Feast service LogLevel", func() {
 				Namespace: objMeta.Namespace,
 			}, deploy)
 			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-			Expect(deploy.Spec.Replicas).To(Equal(&services.DefaultReplicas))
+			Expect(deploy.Spec.Replicas).To(Equal(int32Ptr(1)))
 			Expect(controllerutil.HasControllerReference(deploy)).To(BeTrue())
 			Expect(deploy.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers).To(HaveLen(4))
 			command := services.GetRegistryContainer(*deploy).Command
@@ -244,7 +244,3 @@ var _ = Describe("FeatureStore Controller - Feast service LogLevel", func() {
 
 	})
 })
-
-func strPtr(str string) *string {
-	return &str
-}
diff --git a/infra/feast-operator/internal/controller/featurestore_controller_objectstore_test.go b/infra/feast-operator/internal/controller/featurestore_controller_objectstore_test.go
index 81dc15d8545..7ad4d04e9eb 100644
--- a/infra/feast-operator/internal/controller/featurestore_controller_objectstore_test.go
+++ b/infra/feast-operator/internal/controller/featurestore_controller_objectstore_test.go
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ var _ = Describe("FeatureStore Controller-Ephemeral services", func() {
 				Namespace: objMeta.Namespace,
 			}, deploy)
 			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-			Expect(deploy.Spec.Replicas).To(Equal(&services.DefaultReplicas))
+			Expect(deploy.Spec.Replicas).To(Equal(int32Ptr(1)))
 			Expect(controllerutil.HasControllerReference(deploy)).To(BeTrue())
 			Expect(deploy.Spec.Template.Spec.InitContainers).To(HaveLen(1))
 			Expect(deploy.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers).To(HaveLen(2))
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ var _ = Describe("FeatureStore Controller-Ephemeral services", func() {
 				Namespace: objMeta.Namespace,
 			}, deploy)
 			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-			Expect(deploy.Spec.Replicas).To(Equal(&services.DefaultReplicas))
+			Expect(deploy.Spec.Replicas).To(Equal(int32Ptr(1)))
 			Expect(controllerutil.HasControllerReference(deploy)).To(BeTrue())
 			Expect(deploy.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers).To(HaveLen(2))
 			Expect(services.GetRegistryContainer(*deploy)).NotTo(BeNil())
diff --git a/infra/feast-operator/internal/controller/featurestore_controller_oidc_auth_test.go b/infra/feast-operator/internal/controller/featurestore_controller_oidc_auth_test.go
index f192d07cd08..82980d5091f 100644
--- a/infra/feast-operator/internal/controller/featurestore_controller_oidc_auth_test.go
+++ b/infra/feast-operator/internal/controller/featurestore_controller_oidc_auth_test.go
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ var _ = Describe("FeatureStore Controller-OIDC authorization", func() {
 				Namespace: objMeta.Namespace,
 			}, deploy)
 			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-			Expect(deploy.Spec.Replicas).To(Equal(&services.DefaultReplicas))
+			Expect(deploy.Spec.Replicas).To(Equal(int32Ptr(1)))
 			Expect(controllerutil.HasControllerReference(deploy)).To(BeTrue())
 			Expect(deploy.Spec.Template.Spec.InitContainers).To(HaveLen(1))
 			Expect(deploy.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers).To(HaveLen(4))
diff --git a/infra/feast-operator/internal/controller/featurestore_controller_pvc_test.go b/infra/feast-operator/internal/controller/featurestore_controller_pvc_test.go
index ec40527ceae..a2cce9e9796 100644
--- a/infra/feast-operator/internal/controller/featurestore_controller_pvc_test.go
+++ b/infra/feast-operator/internal/controller/featurestore_controller_pvc_test.go
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ var _ = Describe("FeatureStore Controller-Ephemeral services", func() {
 				Namespace: objMeta.Namespace,
 			}, deploy)
 			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-			Expect(deploy.Spec.Replicas).To(Equal(&services.DefaultReplicas))
+			Expect(deploy.Spec.Replicas).To(Equal(int32Ptr(1)))
 			Expect(controllerutil.HasControllerReference(deploy)).To(BeTrue())
 			Expect(deploy.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers).To(HaveLen(3))
 			Expect(deploy.Spec.Template.Spec.Volumes).To(HaveLen(3))
diff --git a/infra/feast-operator/internal/controller/featurestore_controller_test.go b/infra/feast-operator/internal/controller/featurestore_controller_test.go
index 519e3e05618..b6ed2ee5bf9 100644
--- a/infra/feast-operator/internal/controller/featurestore_controller_test.go
+++ b/infra/feast-operator/internal/controller/featurestore_controller_test.go
@@ -201,13 +201,17 @@ var _ = Describe("FeatureStore Controller", func() {
 				Namespace: objMeta.Namespace,
 			}, deploy)
 			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-			Expect(deploy.Spec.Replicas).To(Equal(&services.DefaultReplicas))
+			Expect(deploy.Spec.Replicas).To(Equal(int32Ptr(1)))
 			Expect(controllerutil.HasControllerReference(deploy)).To(BeTrue())
 			Expect(deploy.Spec.Template.Spec.ServiceAccountName).To(Equal(deploy.Name))
 			Expect(deploy.Spec.Template.Spec.InitContainers).To(HaveLen(1))
 			Expect(deploy.Spec.Template.Spec.InitContainers[0].Args[0]).To(ContainSubstring("feast init"))
 			Expect(deploy.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers).To(HaveLen(1))
 
+			deploy.Spec.Replicas = int32Ptr(3)
+			err = k8sClient.Update(ctx, deploy)
+			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+
 			svc := &corev1.Service{}
 			err = k8sClient.Get(ctx, types.NamespacedName{
 				Name:      feast.GetFeastServiceName(services.OnlineFeastType),
@@ -253,6 +257,7 @@ var _ = Describe("FeatureStore Controller", func() {
 				Namespace: objMeta.Namespace,
 			}, deploy)
 			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+			Expect(deploy.Spec.Replicas).To(Equal(int32Ptr(3)))
 			Expect(deploy.Spec.Template.Spec.InitContainers).To(HaveLen(1))
 			Expect(deploy.Spec.Template.Spec.InitContainers[0].Args[0]).To(ContainSubstring("git -c http.sslVerify=false clone"))
 			Expect(deploy.Spec.Template.Spec.InitContainers[0].Args[0]).To(ContainSubstring("git checkout " + ref))
@@ -650,7 +655,7 @@ var _ = Describe("FeatureStore Controller", func() {
 				Namespace: objMeta.Namespace,
 			}, deploy)
 			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-			Expect(deploy.Spec.Replicas).To(Equal(&services.DefaultReplicas))
+			Expect(deploy.Spec.Replicas).To(Equal(int32Ptr(1)))
 			Expect(controllerutil.HasControllerReference(deploy)).To(BeTrue())
 			Expect(deploy.Spec.Template.Spec.ServiceAccountName).To(Equal(deploy.Name))
 			Expect(deploy.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers).To(HaveLen(4))
@@ -1394,3 +1399,11 @@ func areEnvVarArraysEqual(arr1 []corev1.EnvVar, arr2 []corev1.EnvVar) bool {
 
 	return true
 }
+
+func strPtr(str string) *string {
+	return &str
+}
+
+func int32Ptr(value int32) *int32 {
+	return &value
+}
diff --git a/infra/feast-operator/internal/controller/featurestore_controller_tls_test.go b/infra/feast-operator/internal/controller/featurestore_controller_tls_test.go
index fb12b207456..e5b27f8ec56 100644
--- a/infra/feast-operator/internal/controller/featurestore_controller_tls_test.go
+++ b/infra/feast-operator/internal/controller/featurestore_controller_tls_test.go
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ var _ = Describe("FeatureStore Controller - Feast service TLS", func() {
 				Namespace: objMeta.Namespace,
 			}, deploy)
 			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-			Expect(deploy.Spec.Replicas).To(Equal(&services.DefaultReplicas))
+			Expect(deploy.Spec.Replicas).To(Equal(int32Ptr(1)))
 			Expect(controllerutil.HasControllerReference(deploy)).To(BeTrue())
 			Expect(deploy.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers).To(HaveLen(4))
 			svc := &corev1.Service{}
diff --git a/infra/feast-operator/internal/controller/services/services.go b/infra/feast-operator/internal/controller/services/services.go
index 46d1d31d875..eef18825500 100644
--- a/infra/feast-operator/internal/controller/services/services.go
+++ b/infra/feast-operator/internal/controller/services/services.go
@@ -331,9 +331,11 @@ func (feast *FeastServices) createPVC(pvcCreate *feastdevv1alpha1.PvcCreate, fea
 }
 
 func (feast *FeastServices) setDeployment(deploy *appsv1.Deployment) error {
+	replicas := deploy.Spec.Replicas
+
 	deploy.Labels = feast.getLabels()
 	deploy.Spec = appsv1.DeploymentSpec{
-		Replicas: &DefaultReplicas,
+		Replicas: replicas,
 		Selector: metav1.SetAsLabelSelector(deploy.GetLabels()),
 		Strategy: feast.getDeploymentStrategy(),
 		Template: corev1.PodTemplateSpec{
diff --git a/infra/feast-operator/internal/controller/services/services_types.go b/infra/feast-operator/internal/controller/services/services_types.go
index 3cc34ecd85a..962132ace07 100644
--- a/infra/feast-operator/internal/controller/services/services_types.go
+++ b/infra/feast-operator/internal/controller/services/services_types.go
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ const (
 var (
 	DefaultImage          = "quay.io/feastdev/feature-server:" + feastversion.FeastVersion
 	DefaultCronJobImage   = "quay.io/openshift/origin-cli:4.17"
-	DefaultReplicas       = int32(1)
 	DefaultPVCAccessModes = []corev1.PersistentVolumeAccessMode{corev1.ReadWriteOnce}
 	NameLabelKey          = feastdevv1alpha1.GroupVersion.Group + "/name"
 	ServiceTypeLabelKey   = feastdevv1alpha1.GroupVersion.Group + "/service-type"