diff --git a/conf/garage.toml b/conf/garage.toml
index 9d84248..8fa01f3 100644
--- a/conf/garage.toml
+++ b/conf/garage.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ data_dir = "__DATA_DIR__/data"
 block_size = 1048576
 block_manager_background_tranquility = 2
 
-replication_mode = "3"
+replication_mode = "1"
 
 compression_level = 1