diff --git a/infrastructure/databases/mariadb-clusters/mariadb.yaml b/infrastructure/databases/mariadb-clusters/mariadb.yaml
index 0a93eb2..fd73dc0 100644
--- a/infrastructure/databases/mariadb-clusters/mariadb.yaml
+++ b/infrastructure/databases/mariadb-clusters/mariadb.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ metadata:
   name: mariadb
   namespace: mariadb-databases
 spec:
-  replicas: 3
+  replicas: 1
   replication:
     enabled: true
     # primary: