diff --git a/internal/controller/platform/k8s.go b/internal/controller/platform/k8s.go
index b5c0bde18..5725c7463 100644
--- a/internal/controller/platform/k8s.go
+++ b/internal/controller/platform/k8s.go
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ func createOrUpdateDeployment(ctx context.Context, client client.Client, platfor
 			MatchLabels: selectorLbl,
 		},
 		Replicas: &replicas,
+		Strategy: psh.GetDeploymentStrategy(),
 		Template: corev1.PodTemplateSpec{
 			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 				Labels: lbl,
@@ -200,6 +201,9 @@ func createOrUpdateDeployment(ctx context.Context, client client.Client, platfor
 	if op, err := controllerutil.CreateOrUpdate(ctx, client, serviceDeployment, func() error {
 		knative.SaveKnativeData(&serviceDeploymentSpec.Template.Spec, &serviceDeployment.Spec.Template.Spec)
 		err := mergo.Merge(&(serviceDeployment.Spec), serviceDeploymentSpec, mergo.WithOverride)
+		// mergo.Merge algorithm is not setting the serviceDeployment.Spec.Replicas when the
+		// *serviceDeploymentSpec.Replicas is 0. Making impossible to scale to zero. Ensure the value.
+		serviceDeployment.Spec.Replicas = serviceDeploymentSpec.Replicas
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/internal/controller/platform/services/services.go b/internal/controller/platform/services/services.go
index bf448728e..6c9644add 100644
--- a/internal/controller/platform/services/services.go
+++ b/internal/controller/platform/services/services.go
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ package services
 import (
 	"fmt"
 
+	appsv1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
+
 	"github.com/apache/incubator-kie-kogito-serverless-operator/internal/controller/cfg"
 	"github.com/apache/incubator-kie-kogito-serverless-operator/internal/controller/knative"
 	"github.com/apache/incubator-kie-kogito-serverless-operator/internal/controller/profiles"
@@ -70,6 +72,8 @@ type PlatformServiceHandler interface {
 	GetPodResourceRequirements() corev1.ResourceRequirements
 	// GetReplicaCount Returns the default pod replica count for the given service
 	GetReplicaCount() int32
+	// GetDeploymentStrategy Returns the deployment strategy for the service
+	GetDeploymentStrategy() appsv1.DeploymentStrategy
 
 	// MergeContainerSpec performs a merge with override using the containerSpec argument and the expected values based on the service's pod template specifications. The returning
 	// object is the merged result
@@ -255,6 +259,10 @@ func (d *DataIndexHandler) GetReplicaCount() int32 {
 	return 1
 }
 
+func (d *DataIndexHandler) GetDeploymentStrategy() appsv1.DeploymentStrategy {
+	return appsv1.DeploymentStrategy{}
+}
+
 func (d *DataIndexHandler) GetServiceCmName() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%s-props", d.GetServiceName())
 }
@@ -383,9 +391,19 @@ func (j *JobServiceHandler) GetPodResourceRequirements() corev1.ResourceRequirem
 }
 
 func (j *JobServiceHandler) GetReplicaCount() int32 {
+	if j.platform.Spec.Services.JobService.PodTemplate.Replicas != nil && *j.platform.Spec.Services.JobService.PodTemplate.Replicas == 0 {
+		return 0
+	}
 	return 1
 }
 
+func (j *JobServiceHandler) GetDeploymentStrategy() appsv1.DeploymentStrategy {
+	return appsv1.DeploymentStrategy{
+		Type:          appsv1.RecreateDeploymentStrategyType,
+		RollingUpdate: nil,
+	}
+}
+
 func (j JobServiceHandler) MergeContainerSpec(containerSpec *corev1.Container) (*corev1.Container, error) {
 	return mergeContainerSpec(containerSpec, &j.platform.Spec.Services.JobService.PodTemplate.Container)
 }