diff --git a/awsapi/src/com/cloud/bridge/service/core/ec2/EC2Engine.java b/awsapi/src/com/cloud/bridge/service/core/ec2/EC2Engine.java
index 5aa0c0a7344..f187efa7820 100644
--- a/awsapi/src/com/cloud/bridge/service/core/ec2/EC2Engine.java
+++ b/awsapi/src/com/cloud/bridge/service/core/ec2/EC2Engine.java
@@ -1377,7 +1377,7 @@ public class EC2Engine {
 			}
 
 			if ( canCreateInstances < request.getMaxCount()) 
-				createInstances = canCreateInstances;
+				createInstances = request.getMinCount();
 			else 
 				createInstances = request.getMaxCount();