diff --git a/helm-chart/ray-cluster/templates/raycluster-cluster.yaml b/helm-chart/ray-cluster/templates/raycluster-cluster.yaml
index 665560a7c21..50652febabb 100644
--- a/helm-chart/ray-cluster/templates/raycluster-cluster.yaml
+++ b/helm-chart/ray-cluster/templates/raycluster-cluster.yaml
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ spec:
       {{ $key }}: {{ $val | quote }}
     {{- end }}
     replicas: {{ $values.replicas }}
-    minReplicas: {{ $values.minReplicas | default (default 1 $values.miniReplicas) }}
+    minReplicas: {{ $values.minReplicas | default (default 0 $values.miniReplicas) }}
     maxReplicas: {{ $values.maxReplicas | default (default 2147483647 $values.maxiReplicas) }}
     groupName: {{ $groupName }}
     template:
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ spec:
       {{ $key }}: {{ $val | quote }}
     {{- end }}
     replicas: {{ .Values.worker.replicas }}
-    minReplicas: {{ .Values.worker.minReplicas | default (default 1 .Values.worker.miniReplicas) }}
+    minReplicas: {{ .Values.worker.minReplicas | default (default 0 .Values.worker.miniReplicas) }}
     maxReplicas: {{ .Values.worker.maxReplicas | default (default 2147483647 .Values.worker.maxiReplicas) }}
     groupName: {{ .Values.worker.groupName }}
     template:
diff --git a/helm-chart/ray-cluster/values.yaml b/helm-chart/ray-cluster/values.yaml
index 0df66633627..c105e691222 100644
--- a/helm-chart/ray-cluster/values.yaml
+++ b/helm-chart/ray-cluster/values.yaml
@@ -157,8 +157,8 @@ additionalWorkerGroups:
   smallGroup:
     # Disabled by default
     disabled: true
-    replicas: 1
-    minReplicas: 1
+    replicas: 0
+    minReplicas: 0
     maxReplicas: 3
     labels: {}
     rayStartParams: