diff --git a/lithops/serverless/backends/one/gate.py b/lithops/serverless/backends/one/gate.py
index 94153f3d..c0b85995 100644
--- a/lithops/serverless/backends/one/gate.py
+++ b/lithops/serverless/backends/one/gate.py
@@ -49,16 +49,20 @@ def get(self, path):
         except ValueError as e:
             raise OneGateError(f"Failed to parse JSON response: {e}")
 
-    def post(self, path, cardinality, role="worker", force=False):
+    def scale(self, cardinality, role="worker"):
         """
-        Make a POST request to OneGate API.
+        Make a PUT request to OneGate API.
         """
-        url = f"{self.endpoint}/{path}"
-        headers = {"X-ONEGATE-TOKEN": self.token, "X-ONEGATE-VMID": self.vm_id}
-        data = {"role_name": role, "cardinality": cardinality, "force": force}
+        url = f"{self.endpoint}/service/role/{role}"
+        headers = {
+            "X-ONEGATE-TOKEN": self.token,
+            "X-ONEGATE-VMID": self.vm_id,
+            "Content-Type": "application/json",
+        }
+        data = {"cardinality": cardinality}
         try:
-            response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, json=data)
+            response = requests.put(url, headers=headers, json=data)
             response.raise_for_status()
         except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
             status_code = e.response.status_code if e.response else None
-            raise OneGateError(f"POST request to {url} failed: {e}", status_code)
+            raise OneGateError(f"PUT request to {url} failed: {e}", status_code)
diff --git a/lithops/serverless/backends/one/one.py b/lithops/serverless/backends/one/one.py
index 8a5e4e89..a4b1c41f 100644
--- a/lithops/serverless/backends/one/one.py
+++ b/lithops/serverless/backends/one/one.py
@@ -54,11 +54,9 @@ def __init__(self, one_config, internal_storage):
 
     def invoke(self, docker_image_name, runtime_memory, job_payload):
         # Wait for nodes to become available in Kubernetes
-        oneke_workers = sum(
-            1
-            for role in self.client.get("service").get("SERVICE", {}).get("roles", [])
-            if role.get("name").lower() == "worker"
-        )
+        for role in self.client.get("service").get("SERVICE", {}).get("roles", []):
+            if role.get("name").lower() == "worker":
+                oneke_workers = role.get("cardinality")
         self._wait_kubernetes_nodes(oneke_workers)
 
         # Scale nodes
@@ -90,7 +88,10 @@ def clear(self, job_keys=None):
             super().clear(job_keys)
             super()._get_nodes()
 
-            if self.auto_scale in {"all", "down"}:
+            if (
+                self.auto_scale in {"all", "down"}
+                and len(self.nodes) > self.minimum_nodes
+            ):
                 self._scale_oneke(self.nodes, self.minimum_nodes)
 
     def _check_service_status(self):
@@ -128,14 +129,14 @@ def _get_kube_config(self):
         logger.debug(f"OpenNebula OneKE Kubeconfig: {decoded_kubeconfig}")
         return decoded_kubeconfig
 
-    def _wait_for_state(self, state):
+    def _wait_for_state(self, state, timeout=300):
         start_time = time.time()
-        minutes_timeout = int(self.timeout / 60)
+        minutes_timeout = int(timeout / 60)
         logger.info(
             f"Waiting for OneKE service to become {state}. "
             f"Wait time: {minutes_timeout} minutes"
         )
-        while (elapsed_time := time.time() - start_time) <= self.timeout:
+        while (elapsed_time := time.time() - start_time) <= timeout:
             service_state = (
                 self.client.get("service", {}).get("SERVICE", {}).get("state")
             )
@@ -146,7 +147,7 @@ def _wait_for_state(self, state):
                 return
             time.sleep(1)
         raise OneError(
-            f"Unable to reach {state} state. OneKE timed out after {self.timeout} seconds. "
+            f"Unable to reach {state} state. OneKE timed out after {timeout} seconds. "
             f"Please retry when OneKE is in the 'RUNNING' state."
         )
 
@@ -178,7 +179,7 @@ def _scale_oneke(self, nodes, scale_nodes):
                     "OneKE service is in 'COOLDOWN' state and does not need to be scaled"
                 )
                 return
-        self.client.post(f'service/{service.get("id")}/scale', int(scale_nodes))
+        self.client.scale(int(scale_nodes))
         self._wait_for_state("COOLDOWN")
 
     def deploy_runtime(self, docker_image_name, memory, timeout):