diff --git a/kubernetes/files/kube-addons/dns/kubedns-rc.yaml b/kubernetes/files/kube-addons/dns/kubedns-rc.yaml
index 4fb8a52..bfc4d47 100644
--- a/kubernetes/files/kube-addons/dns/kubedns-rc.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/files/kube-addons/dns/kubedns-rc.yaml
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@
   # 1. In order to make Addon Manager do not reconcile this replicas parameter.
   # 2. Default is 1.
   # 3. Will be tuned in real time if DNS horizontal auto-scaling is turned on.
+  # replicas set only when required other than 1
+{%- if master.addons.dns.get('replicas', 1) != 1 %}
+  replicas: {{ master.addons.dns.replicas }}
+{%- endif %}
   strategy:
     rollingUpdate:
       maxSurge: 10%