diff --git a/app.yaml b/app.yaml
index f7af71e..a63e5c9 100644
--- a/app.yaml
+++ b/app.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ entrypoint: gunicorn --timeout=300 --graceful-timeout=300  -b :$PORT main:app
 instance_class: F1
 
 automatic_scaling:
-        min_instances: 2
+        min_instances: 1 
 
 handlers:
   # This configures Google App Engine to serve the files in the app's static