diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/githubactionrunner_types.go b/api/v1alpha1/githubactionrunner_types.go
index c9453198..70596a48 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/githubactionrunner_types.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/githubactionrunner_types.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ type GithubActionRunnerSpec struct {
 	// +operator-sdk:csv:customresourcedefinitions:type=spec,displayName="Repository",xDescriptors={"urn:alm:descriptor:com.tectonic.ui:text"}
 	Repository string `json:"repository,omitempty"`
 
-	// Minimum pool-size. Note that you need one runner in order for jobs to be schedulable, else they fail claiming no runners match the selector labels.
+	// Minimum pool-size.
 	// +kubebuilder:validation:Minimum=0
 	// +kubebuilder:validation:Required
 	// +kubebuilder:default=1
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ type GithubActionRunnerSpec struct {
 	MinRunners int `json:"minRunners"`
 
 	// Maximum pool-size. Must be greater or equal to minRunners
-	// +kubebuilder:validation:Minimum=1
+	// +kubebuilder:validation:Minimum=0
 	// +kubebuilder:validation:Required
 	// +operator-sdk:csv:customresourcedefinitions:type=spec,displayName="Maximum Pool Size",xDescriptors={"urn:alm:descriptor:com.tectonic.ui:podCount"}
 	MaxRunners int `json:"maxRunners"`
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/garo.tietoevry.com_githubactionrunners.yaml b/config/crd/bases/garo.tietoevry.com_githubactionrunners.yaml
index 6dec2ca6..68f19c07 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/garo.tietoevry.com_githubactionrunners.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/garo.tietoevry.com_githubactionrunners.yaml
@@ -51,13 +51,11 @@ spec:
                 type: string
               maxRunners:
                 description: Maximum pool-size. Must be greater or equal to minRunners
-                minimum: 1
+                minimum: 0
                 type: integer
               minRunners:
                 default: 1
-                description: Minimum pool-size. Note that you need one runner in order
-                  for jobs to be schedulable, else they fail claiming no runners match
-                  the selector labels.
+                description: Minimum pool-size.
                 minimum: 0
                 type: integer
               minTtl:
diff --git a/controllers/githubactionrunner_controller.go b/controllers/githubactionrunner_controller.go
index 400aca3d..bf735799 100644
--- a/controllers/githubactionrunner_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/githubactionrunner_controller.go
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ func shouldScaleUp(podRunnerPairs podRunnerPairList, instance *garov1alpha1.Gith
 }
 
 func shouldScaleDown(podRunnerPairs podRunnerPairList, instance *garov1alpha1.GithubActionRunner) bool {
-	return podRunnerPairs.numRunners() > instance.Spec.MaxRunners || (podRunnerPairs.numIdle() > 1 && (podRunnerPairs.numRunners() > instance.Spec.MinRunners))
+	return podRunnerPairs.numRunners() > instance.Spec.MaxRunners || (podRunnerPairs.numIdle() > 0 && (podRunnerPairs.numRunners() > instance.Spec.MinRunners))
 }
 
 func (r *GithubActionRunnerReconciler) manageOutcome(ctx context.Context, instance *garov1alpha1.GithubActionRunner, issue error) (reconcile.Result, error) {