diff --git a/manage_runner.sh b/manage_runner.sh
index f33f8e1..c48f5b9 100755
--- a/manage_runner.sh
+++ b/manage_runner.sh
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ parse_runner_entry() {
   RUNNER_LABELS=$(ini_get "$RUNNERS_CONF" "$target_name" "labels" "")
   RUNNER_DEFAULT_IMAGE=$(ini_get "$RUNNERS_CONF" "$target_name" "default_image" "")
   RUNNER_REPOS=$(ini_get "$RUNNERS_CONF" "$target_name" "repos" "all")
-  RUNNER_CAPACITY=$(ini_get "$RUNNERS_CONF" "$target_name" "capacity" "${RUNNER_DEFAULT_CAPACITY:-1}")
+  RUNNER_CAPACITY=$(ini_get "$RUNNERS_CONF" "$target_name" "capacity" "1")
   RUNNER_CPU=$(ini_get "$RUNNERS_CONF" "$target_name" "cpu" "")
   RUNNER_MEMORY=$(ini_get "$RUNNERS_CONF" "$target_name" "memory" "")
   # boot: controls launchd install location for native runners.