diff --git a/roles/installer/defaults/main.yml b/roles/installer/defaults/main.yml
index 83ceae4c..cbb15895 100644
--- a/roles/installer/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/installer/defaults/main.yml
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ _init_projects_container_image: quay.io/centos/centos:stream9
 
 create_preload_data: true
 
-replicas: "1"
+replicas: 1
 web_replicas: ''
 task_replicas: ''