diff --git a/kafka-kubernetes/roles/kafka/templates/zookeeper.yml.j2 b/kafka-kubernetes/roles/kafka/templates/zookeeper.yml.j2
index bf4c3bf..2040275 100644
--- a/kafka-kubernetes/roles/kafka/templates/zookeeper.yml.j2
+++ b/kafka-kubernetes/roles/kafka/templates/zookeeper.yml.j2
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ kind: StatefulSet
 metadata:
   name: zookeeper
 spec:
-  replicas: 3
+  replicas: 2
   selector:
     matchLabels:
       app: zookeeper