diff --git a/kubernetes/autoscale/k8s/autoscale.yaml b/kubernetes/autoscale/k8s/autoscale.yaml
index 6d19918..6f37a7b 100644
--- a/kubernetes/autoscale/k8s/autoscale.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/autoscale/k8s/autoscale.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@ spec:
       containers:
         - name: echoservice
           image: gcr.io/hip-wharf-319304/echoservice:latest
-          imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
+          imagePullPolicy: Always
+          env:
+            - name: "WORKERS"
+              value: "8"
           ports:
             - name: http
               containerPort: 8080