diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7e31978..c8f9a4e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ module "start_ec2_instance" {
   documendb_schedule             = "false"
   ec2_schedule                   = "true"
   ecs_schedule                   = "false"
+  ecs_task_desired_count         = 1
   rds_schedule                   = "false"
   redshift_schedule              = "false"
   cloudwatch_alarm_schedule      = "false"
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ module "start_ec2_instance" {
 | documendb_schedule | Enable scheduling on documentdb resources | bool | `"false"` | no |
 | ec2_schedule | Enable scheduling on ec2 instance resources | bool | `"false"` | no |
 | ecs_schedule | Enable scheduling on ecs services resources | bool | `"false"` | no |
+| ecs_task_desired_count | Number of desired ecs tasks to be launched | number | 1 | no |
 | rds_schedule | Enable scheduling on rds resources | bool | `"false"` | no |
 | redshift_schedule | Enable scheduling on redshift resources | bool | `"false"` | no |
 | cloudwatch_alarm_schedule | Enable scheduleding on cloudwatch alarm resources | bool | `"false"` | no |
diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
index 3a36b1b..b29a27a 100644
--- a/main.tf
+++ b/main.tf
@@ -277,6 +277,7 @@ resource "aws_lambda_function" "this" {
       DOCUMENTDB_SCHEDULE             = tostring(var.documentdb_schedule)
       EC2_SCHEDULE                    = tostring(var.ec2_schedule)
       ECS_SCHEDULE                    = tostring(var.ecs_schedule)
+      ECS_TASK_DESIRED_COUNT          = tostring(var.ecs_task_desired_count)
       RDS_SCHEDULE                    = tostring(var.rds_schedule)
       REDSHIFT_SCHEDULE               = tostring(var.redshift_schedule)
       AUTOSCALING_SCHEDULE            = tostring(var.autoscaling_schedule)
diff --git a/package/scheduler/ecs_handler.py b/package/scheduler/ecs_handler.py
index 293d89b..277ba70 100644
--- a/package/scheduler/ecs_handler.py
+++ b/package/scheduler/ecs_handler.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 """ecs service scheduler."""
 
+from os import getenv
 from typing import Dict, List
 
 import boto3
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ def __init__(self, region_name=None) -> None:
         else:
             self.ecs = boto3.client("ecs")
         self.tag_api = FilterByTags(region_name=region_name)
+        self.ecs_task_desired_count = int(getenv("ECS_TASK_DESIRED_COUNT"))
 
     def stop(self, aws_tags: List[Dict]) -> None:
         """Aws ecs instance stop function.
@@ -72,7 +74,7 @@ def start(self, aws_tags: List[Dict]) -> None:
             cluster_name = service_arn.split("/")[-2]
             try:
                 self.ecs.update_service(
-                    cluster=cluster_name, service=service_name, desiredCount=1
+                    cluster=cluster_name, service=service_name, desiredCount=self.ecs_task_desired_count
                 )
                 print(f"Start ECS Service {service_name} on Cluster {cluster_name}")
             except ClientError as exc:
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index 2b7063c..535a005 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -85,6 +85,12 @@ variable "ecs_schedule" {
   default     = false
 }
 
+variable "ecs_task_desired_count" {
+  description = "Define desired task count for ecs service"
+  type        = number
+  default     = 1
+}
+
 variable "rds_schedule" {
   description = "Enable scheduling on rds resources"
   type        = any