diff --git a/nodepool/nl01.openstack.org.yaml b/nodepool/nl01.openstack.org.yaml
index 26d58dc586..e8dae22797 100644
--- a/nodepool/nl01.openstack.org.yaml
+++ b/nodepool/nl01.openstack.org.yaml
@@ -41,13 +41,13 @@ labels:
     # 2020-04-28 : temporary node types as we transition from
     # pip-and-virtualenv element
   - name: ubuntu-bionic-plain
-    min-ready: 1
+    min-ready: 0
   - name: ubuntu-xenial-plain
-    min-ready: 1
+    min-ready: 0
   - name: centos-7-plain
-    min-ready: 1
+    min-ready: 0
   - name: centos-8-plain
-    min-ready: 1
+    min-ready: 0
 
 providers:
   - name: rax-dfw