diff --git a/api-operator/deploy/controller-configs/integration_controller_conf.yaml b/api-operator/deploy/controller-configs/integration_controller_conf.yaml
index 04c6b861..a9627691 100644
--- a/api-operator/deploy/controller-configs/integration_controller_conf.yaml
+++ b/api-operator/deploy/controller-configs/integration_controller_conf.yaml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ data:
         name: cpu
         target:
           type: Utilization
-          averageUtilization: 50
+          averageUtilization: 70
   livenessProbe: |
     tcpSocket:
       port: 8290