diff --git a/gateway/handlers/alerthandler.go b/gateway/handlers/alerthandler.go
index 4eac2370..11d08116 100644
--- a/gateway/handlers/alerthandler.go
+++ b/gateway/handlers/alerthandler.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"log"
+	"math"
 	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/openfaas/faas/gateway/requests"
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ func scaleService(alert requests.PrometheusInnerAlert, service scaling.ServiceQu
 // CalculateReplicas decides what replica count to set depending on current/desired amount
 func CalculateReplicas(status string, currentReplicas uint64, maxReplicas uint64, minReplicas uint64, scalingFactor uint64) uint64 {
 	newReplicas := currentReplicas
-	step := uint64((float64(maxReplicas) / 100) * float64(scalingFactor))
+	step := uint64(math.Ceil(float64(maxReplicas) / 100 * float64(scalingFactor)))
 
 	if status == "firing" && step > 0 {
 		if currentReplicas+step > maxReplicas {
diff --git a/gateway/handlers/alerthandler_test.go b/gateway/handlers/alerthandler_test.go
index eb9bd3fd..561aca2d 100644
--- a/gateway/handlers/alerthandler_test.go
+++ b/gateway/handlers/alerthandler_test.go
@@ -110,3 +110,14 @@ func TestScaledUpFrom1(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fail()
 	}
 }
+
+func TestScaledUpWithSmallParam(t *testing.T) {
+	currentReplicas := uint64(1)
+	maxReplicas := uint64(4)
+	scalingFactor := uint64(1)
+	newReplicas := CalculateReplicas("firing", currentReplicas, maxReplicas, scaling.DefaultMinReplicas, scalingFactor)
+	if newReplicas == currentReplicas {
+		t.Log("Expected newReplicas > currentReplica")
+		t.Fail()
+	}
+}