diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 75638774..70b3bd5d 100755
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ services:
       - SHUFFLE_STATS_DISABLED=true
       - SHUFFLE_LOGS_DISABLED=true
       - SHUFFLE_SWARM_CONFIG=run
+      - SHUFFLE_APP_REPLICAS=3
       - CLEANUP=false
       - SHUFFLE_WORKER_IMAGE=ghcr.io/shuffle/shuffle-worker:latest
     env_file: .env