diff --git a/molecule/default/tasks/awx_replicas_test.yml b/molecule/default/tasks/awx_replicas_test.yml
index 674c723d3..ec4f88de0 100644
--- a/molecule/default/tasks/awx_replicas_test.yml
+++ b/molecule/default/tasks/awx_replicas_test.yml
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
 
     - include_tasks: _test_case_replicas.yml
       vars:
-        expected_web_replicas: 0
-        expected_task_replicas: 0
+        expected_web_replicas: 1
+        expected_task_replicas: 1
 
 ####
 
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@
 
     - include_tasks: _test_case_replicas.yml
       vars:
-        expected_web_replicas: 0
-        expected_task_replicas: 0
+        expected_web_replicas: 1
+        expected_task_replicas: 1
 
 ####
 
diff --git a/roles/installer/templates/deployments/task.yaml.j2 b/roles/installer/templates/deployments/task.yaml.j2
index 93c1cd130..3baecad2d 100644
--- a/roles/installer/templates/deployments/task.yaml.j2
+++ b/roles/installer/templates/deployments/task.yaml.j2
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ metadata:
     {{ lookup("template", "../common/templates/labels/common.yaml.j2")  | indent(width=4) | trim }}
     {{ lookup("template", "../common/templates/labels/version.yaml.j2") | indent(width=4) | trim }}
 spec:
-{% if task_replicas != '' and task_manage_replicas | bool %}
+{% if task_replicas != '' and task_replicas|int != 0 and task_manage_replicas | bool %}
   replicas: {{ task_replicas }}
-{% elif replicas != '' and task_manage_replicas | bool %}
+{% elif replicas != '' and replicas|int != 0 and task_manage_replicas | bool %}
   replicas: {{ replicas }}
 {% endif %}
   selector:
diff --git a/roles/installer/templates/deployments/web.yaml.j2 b/roles/installer/templates/deployments/web.yaml.j2
index a131a3910..1449fe5e8 100644
--- a/roles/installer/templates/deployments/web.yaml.j2
+++ b/roles/installer/templates/deployments/web.yaml.j2
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ metadata:
     {{ lookup("template", "../common/templates/labels/common.yaml.j2")  | indent(width=4) | trim }}
     {{ lookup("template", "../common/templates/labels/version.yaml.j2") | indent(width=4) | trim }}
 spec:
-{% if web_replicas != '' and web_manage_replicas | bool %}
+{% if web_replicas != '' and web_replicas|int != 0 and web_manage_replicas | bool %}
   replicas: {{ web_replicas }}
-{% elif replicas != '' and web_manage_replicas | bool %}
+{% elif replicas != '' and replicas|int != 0 and web_manage_replicas | bool %}
   replicas: {{ replicas }}
 {% endif %}
   selector: