diff --git a/freezer_api/cmd/db_init.py b/freezer_api/cmd/db_init.py
index 1733424a..3046ba72 100755
--- a/freezer_api/cmd/db_init.py
+++ b/freezer_api/cmd/db_init.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ from freezer_api.common import db_mappings
 DEFAULT_CONF_PATH = '/etc/freezer-api.conf'
 DEFAULT_ES_SERVER_PORT = 9200
 DEFAULT_INDEX = 'freezer'
-DEFAULT_REPLICAS = 2
+DEFAULT_REPLICAS = 1
 
 
 class MergeMappingException(Exception):