diff --git a/scripts/env.sh b/scripts/env.sh
index e2e3ba9..4430303 100644
--- a/scripts/env.sh
+++ b/scripts/env.sh
@@ -4,5 +4,9 @@ export INSTALLATION_SOURCE=Internal
 export LOKI_OPERATOR=Released
 # will use '1x.extra-small' if not set 
 export LOKISTACK_SIZE=1x.extra-small
-# will use '6' if not set 
+# will use '6' if not set
 export TOPIC_PARTITIONS=48
+# will use '2' if not set
+export INGESTER_REPLICAS=2
+
+
diff --git a/scripts/loki/lokistack.yaml b/scripts/loki/lokistack.yaml
index fcadd84..7214ff5 100644
--- a/scripts/loki/lokistack.yaml
+++ b/scripts/loki/lokistack.yaml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ objects:
               value: reserved
               effect: NoExecute
         ingester:
-          replicas: 2
+          replicas: ${INGESTER_REPLICAS}
           nodeAffinity:
             preferredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution:
               - weight: 100
@@ -158,3 +158,5 @@ parameters:
     value: "1x.extra-small"
   - name: DEFAULT_SC
     value: "gp3-csi"
+  - name: INGESTER_REPLICAS
+    value: "2"
diff --git a/scripts/netobserv.sh b/scripts/netobserv.sh
index 89a4794..83bd6b3 100755
--- a/scripts/netobserv.sh
+++ b/scripts/netobserv.sh
@@ -316,8 +316,14 @@ deploy_lokistack() {
     SIZE="1x.extra-small"
   fi
 
+  if [[ -z $INGESTER_REPLICAS ]]; then
+    echo "====> No ingester replicas config was found - using '2'"
+    echo "====> To set config, set INGESTER_REPLICAS variable to desired number"
+    export INGESTER_REPLICAS=2
+  fi
+
   echo "====> Creating LokiStack"
-  oc process --ignore-unknown-parameters=true -f $SCRIPTS_DIR/loki/lokistack.yaml -p SIZE=$SIZE DEFAULT_SC=$DEFAULT_SC NAMESPACE=$LOKI_NS -n default -o yaml >"$ARTIFACT_DIR"/lokiStack.yaml
+  oc process --ignore-unknown-parameters=true -f $SCRIPTS_DIR/loki/lokistack.yaml -p SIZE=$SIZE DEFAULT_SC=$DEFAULT_SC NAMESPACE=$LOKI_NS INGESTER_REPLICAS=$INGESTER_REPLICAS -n default -o yaml >"$ARTIFACT_DIR"/lokiStack.yaml
   oc apply -f "$ARTIFACT_DIR"/lokiStack.yaml -n $LOKI_NS
   sleep 30
   echo "====> Waiting lokistack to be ready"