diff --git a/pkg/plugins/optional/helm/v1alpha/scaffolds/internal/templates/chart-templates/manager/manager.go b/pkg/plugins/optional/helm/v1alpha/scaffolds/internal/templates/chart-templates/manager/manager.go
index 603ff8d39f6..1d0f99b0c3c 100644
--- a/pkg/plugins/optional/helm/v1alpha/scaffolds/internal/templates/chart-templates/manager/manager.go
+++ b/pkg/plugins/optional/helm/v1alpha/scaffolds/internal/templates/chart-templates/manager/manager.go
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ metadata:
     {{ "{{- include \"chart.labels\" . | nindent 4 }}" }}
     control-plane: controller-manager
 spec:
+  replicas:  {{ "{{ .Values.controllerManager.replicas }}" }}
   selector:
     matchLabels:
       {{ "{{- include \"chart.selectorLabels\" . | nindent 6 }}" }}
diff --git a/pkg/plugins/optional/helm/v1alpha/scaffolds/internal/templates/values.go b/pkg/plugins/optional/helm/v1alpha/scaffolds/internal/templates/values.go
index d3a533411fa..36649434f80 100644
--- a/pkg/plugins/optional/helm/v1alpha/scaffolds/internal/templates/values.go
+++ b/pkg/plugins/optional/helm/v1alpha/scaffolds/internal/templates/values.go
@@ -57,11 +57,11 @@ func (f *HelmValues) SetTemplateDefaults() error {
 
 const helmValuesTemplate = `# [MANAGER]: Manager Deployment Configurations
 controllerManager:
+  replicas: 1
   container:
     image:
       repository: controller
-      tag: latest
-    replicas: 1
+      tag: latest  
     args:
       - "--leader-elect"
       - "--metrics-bind-address=:8443"