diff --git a/addons/autoscaler.yaml b/addons/autoscaler.yaml
index e9322fd..bcdde18 100644
--- a/addons/autoscaler.yaml
+++ b/addons/autoscaler.yaml
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ rules:
   - endpoints
   verbs:
   - create
+  - patch
 - apiGroups:
   - ""
   resources:
diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
index 58f95be..accd4ec 100644
--- a/main.tf
+++ b/main.tf
@@ -372,6 +372,10 @@ resource "aws_autoscaling_group" "nodes" {
   }]
 
   tags = ["${var.tags2}"]
+
+  lifecycle {
+    ignore_changes = ["desired_capacity"]
+  }  
 }
 
 #####