diff --git a/infra/bootstrap.sh b/infra/bootstrap.sh
index 4140f6e8..76af1ea9 100755
--- a/infra/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/infra/bootstrap.sh
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ clusterctl config cluster \
     --infrastructure sidero \
     --kubeconfig ephemeral-cluster/kind-kubeconfig.yaml \
     --config clusterctl.yaml \
+    --worker-machine-count 3 \
     homelab > cluster/homelab.yaml
 kubectl apply \
     --kubeconfig ephemeral-cluster/kind-kubeconfig.yaml \
diff --git a/infra/cluster/homelab.yaml b/infra/cluster/homelab.yaml
index 25d89711..b29c7bdf 100644
--- a/infra/cluster/homelab.yaml
+++ b/infra/cluster/homelab.yaml
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ metadata:
   namespace: default
 spec:
   clusterName: homelab
-  replicas: 0
+  replicas: 3
   selector:
     matchLabels: null
   template: