diff --git a/salt/kafka/defaults.yaml b/salt/kafka/defaults.yaml
index 86d2f6e94..9a8c05c43 100644
--- a/salt/kafka/defaults.yaml
+++ b/salt/kafka/defaults.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ kafka:
       advertised_x_listeners:
       auto_x_create_x_topics_x_enable: true
       controller_x_quorum_x_voters:
-      default_x_replication_x_factor: 2
+      default_x_replication_x_factor: 1
       inter_x_broker_x_listener_x_name: BROKER
       listeners: BROKER://0.0.0.0:9092
       listener_x_security_x_protocol_x_map: BROKER:SSL