diff --git a/ecs/pkg/amazon/cloudformation.go b/ecs/pkg/amazon/cloudformation.go
index 9df247500..ebd948aff 100644
--- a/ecs/pkg/amazon/cloudformation.go
+++ b/ecs/pkg/amazon/cloudformation.go
@@ -167,9 +167,13 @@ func (c client) Convert(project *compose.Project) (*cloudformation.Template, err
 			serviceSecurityGroups = append(serviceSecurityGroups, cloudformation.Ref(logicalName))
 		}
 
+		desiredCount := 1
+		if service.Deploy != nil && service.Deploy.Replicas != nil {
+			desiredCount = int(*service.Deploy.Replicas)
+		}
 		template.Resources[fmt.Sprintf("%sService", normalizeResourceName(service.Name))] = &ecs.Service{
 			Cluster:      cluster,
-			DesiredCount: 1,
+			DesiredCount: desiredCount,
 			LaunchType:   ecsapi.LaunchTypeFargate,
 			NetworkConfiguration: &ecs.Service_NetworkConfiguration{
 				AwsvpcConfiguration: &ecs.Service_AwsVpcConfiguration{
diff --git a/ecs/pkg/amazon/convert.go b/ecs/pkg/amazon/convert.go
index 807f23ca5..5d74df29e 100644
--- a/ecs/pkg/amazon/convert.go
+++ b/ecs/pkg/amazon/convert.go
@@ -317,14 +317,10 @@ func getImage(image string) string {
 
 func getRepoCredentials(service types.ServiceConfig) *ecs.TaskDefinition_RepositoryCredentials {
 	// extract registry and namespace string from image name
-	credential := ""
 	for key, value := range service.Extras {
 		if key == "x-aws-pull_credentials" {
-			credential = value.(string)
+			return &ecs.TaskDefinition_RepositoryCredentials{CredentialsParameter: value.(string)}
 		}
 	}
-	if credential != "" {
-		return &ecs.TaskDefinition_RepositoryCredentials{CredentialsParameter: credential}
-	}
 	return nil
 }