diff --git a/terraform/groups/ecs-service/profiles/live-eu-west-2/live/vars b/terraform/groups/ecs-service/profiles/live-eu-west-2/live/vars
index d1fc11c2..66480045 100644
--- a/terraform/groups/ecs-service/profiles/live-eu-west-2/live/vars
+++ b/terraform/groups/ecs-service/profiles/live-eu-west-2/live/vars
@@ -6,6 +6,5 @@ use_set_environment_files = true
 log_level = "trace"
 
 min_task_count = 5
-desired_task_count = 5
 required_cpus = 768
 required_memory = 1536
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diff --git a/terraform/groups/ecs-service/profiles/staging-eu-west-2/staging/vars b/terraform/groups/ecs-service/profiles/staging-eu-west-2/staging/vars
index f01e9ea4..ba3860d0 100644
--- a/terraform/groups/ecs-service/profiles/staging-eu-west-2/staging/vars
+++ b/terraform/groups/ecs-service/profiles/staging-eu-west-2/staging/vars
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ aws_profile = "staging-eu-west-2"
 use_set_environment_files = true
 log_level = "trace"
 
-desired_task_count = 2
+min_task_count = 2
 required_cpus = 768
 required_memory = 1536