diff --git a/ansible/playbooks/templates/custom-cilium-helmchart.yaml.j2 b/ansible/playbooks/templates/custom-cilium-helmchart.yaml.j2
index 2a3ed694..c2910f41 100644
--- a/ansible/playbooks/templates/custom-cilium-helmchart.yaml.j2
+++ b/ansible/playbooks/templates/custom-cilium-helmchart.yaml.j2
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ spec:
       mode: dsr
     localRedirectPolicy: true
     operator:
+      replicas: 1
       rollOutPods: true
     rollOutCiliumPods: true
     securityContext:
diff --git a/template/templates/kubernetes/apps/kube-system/cilium/app/helmrelease.yaml.j2 b/template/templates/kubernetes/apps/kube-system/cilium/app/helmrelease.yaml.j2
index 065e7c22..ad6cf25c 100644
--- a/template/templates/kubernetes/apps/kube-system/cilium/app/helmrelease.yaml.j2
+++ b/template/templates/kubernetes/apps/kube-system/cilium/app/helmrelease.yaml.j2
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ spec:
     kubeProxyReplacement: strict
     kubeProxyReplacementHealthzBindAddr: 0.0.0.0:10256
     operator:
+      replicas: 1
       rollOutPods: true
       prometheus:
         enabled: true