diff --git a/kubernetes/deployment-production.tmpl b/kubernetes/deployment-production.tmpl
index c94017dcc..54f5e6441 100644
--- a/kubernetes/deployment-production.tmpl
+++ b/kubernetes/deployment-production.tmpl
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ spec:
     apiVersion: apps/v1
     kind: Deployment
     name: panoptes-production-sidekiq
-  minReplicas: 2
+  minReplicas: 5
   maxReplicas: 16
   targetCPUUtilizationPercentage: 95
 ---