diff --git a/examples/update-demo/kitten-rc.yaml b/examples/update-demo/kitten-rc.yaml
index 91f1aa06c30..8f4f0744caf 100644
--- a/examples/update-demo/kitten-rc.yaml
+++ b/examples/update-demo/kitten-rc.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ kind: ReplicationController
 metadata:
   name: update-demo-kitten
 spec:
+  replicas: 0
   selector:
     name: update-demo
     version: kitten