diff --git a/swh/values/production.yaml b/swh/values/production.yaml
index ba230ba903d85d9f3d54544dfc588c1814f9fcc8..190d1086ed1788f42c2f95de2f0b25834eb32712 100644
--- a/swh/values/production.yaml
+++ b/swh/values/production.yaml
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ loader_metadata:
       - kafka4.internal.softwareheritage.org:9094
     user: swh-archive-prod
   autoScaling:
-    maxReplicaCount: 2
+    maxReplicaCount: 3
 
 memcached:
   enabled: true