diff --git a/k8s-manifests/api.yaml b/k8s-manifests/api.yaml
index d094aa45..f05086b1 100644
--- a/k8s-manifests/api.yaml
+++ b/k8s-manifests/api.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ metadata:
   labels:
     app: api
 spec:
-  replicas: 5
+  replicas: 3
   selector:
     matchLabels:
       app: api
@@ -34,4 +34,4 @@ spec:
           image: dockersamples/wordsmith-api
           ports:
             - containerPort: 8080
-              name: api
\ No newline at end of file
+              name: api
diff --git a/k8s-manifests/web.yaml b/k8s-manifests/web.yaml
index ecad38be..5d3c42c3 100644
--- a/k8s-manifests/web.yaml
+++ b/k8s-manifests/web.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ spec:
       name: web
   selector:
     app: web
-  type: LoadBalancer
+  type: ClusterIP
 ---
 apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: Deployment