diff --git a/.github/workflows/int-test-workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/int-test-workflow.yml
index 9e7ad769a..a78d5da4e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/int-test-workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/int-test-workflow.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ on:
       - develop
       - main
       - feature**
+      - appframeworksS1-tests-stability-fix
     paths-ignore:
       - 'docs/**'
       - '*.md'
diff --git a/api/v4/standalone_types.go b/api/v4/standalone_types.go
index f19c09b5c..f4df27a58 100644
--- a/api/v4/standalone_types.go
+++ b/api/v4/standalone_types.go
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ type StandaloneSpec struct {
 	CommonSplunkSpec `json:",inline"`
 
 	// Number of standalone pods
+	// +kubebuilder:default:=1
 	Replicas int32 `json:"replicas"`
 
 	//Splunk Smartstore configuration. Refer to indexes.conf.spec and server.conf.spec on docs.splunk.com
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/enterprise.splunk.com_standalones.yaml b/config/crd/bases/enterprise.splunk.com_standalones.yaml
index 39373448c..37b9164e7 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/enterprise.splunk.com_standalones.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/enterprise.splunk.com_standalones.yaml
@@ -6378,6 +6378,7 @@ spec:
                     type: integer
                 type: object
               replicas:
+                default: 1
                 description: Number of standalone pods
                 format: int32
                 type: integer