diff --git a/bicep/radius-app.bicep b/bicep/radius-app.bicep
index 41a8c41..4fa4c63 100644
--- a/bicep/radius-app.bicep
+++ b/bicep/radius-app.bicep
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ resource ctnr 'Applications.Core/containers@2023-10-01-preview' = {
     extensions: [
       {
         kind: 'manualScaling'
-        replicas: 5
+        replicas: int(replicas)
       }
       {
         kind: 'kubernetesNamespace'