diff --git a/appengine_templates/app.yaml.tpl b/appengine_templates/app.yaml.tpl
index 570bdfa..748615c 100644
--- a/appengine_templates/app.yaml.tpl
+++ b/appengine_templates/app.yaml.tpl
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ env_variables:
   BIMS_CLIENT_ID: _BIMS_CLIENT_ID
 
 automatic_scaling:
-  min_instances: _MAX_INSTANCES
+  min_instances: _MIN_INSTANCES
   max_instances: _MAX_INSTANCES
   target_cpu_utilization: _TARGET_CPU_UTILIZATION