diff --git a/src/loki/values/values.yaml b/src/loki/values/values.yaml
index 97ad9507ce..20048ab3a7 100644
--- a/src/loki/values/values.yaml
+++ b/src/loki/values/values.yaml
@@ -110,3 +110,8 @@ monitoring:
     enabled: false
 gateway:
   enabled: true
+  # Remove default anti-affinity since this is a 1-replica setup
+  affinity: ""
+  # Temporary addition to handle upgrade scenarios removing affinity
+  deploymentStrategy:
+    type: Recreate