diff --git a/autogen/main/cluster.tf.tmpl b/autogen/main/cluster.tf.tmpl
index ec674ff129..ff003cd535 100644
--- a/autogen/main/cluster.tf.tmpl
+++ b/autogen/main/cluster.tf.tmpl
@@ -697,7 +697,7 @@ resource "google_container_node_pool" "windows_pools" {
         standard_rollout_policy {
           batch_soak_duration = lookup(each.value, "batch_soak_duration", "0s")
           batch_percentage    = lookup(each.value, "batch_percentage", null)
-          batch_node_count    = lookup(each.value, "batch_node_count", null)
+          batch_node_count    = lookup(each.value, "batch_node_count", 1)
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/cluster.tf b/cluster.tf
index 6072daa739..ea6c9c08f2 100644
--- a/cluster.tf
+++ b/cluster.tf
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ resource "google_container_node_pool" "pools" {
         standard_rollout_policy {
           batch_soak_duration = lookup(each.value, "batch_soak_duration", "0s")
           batch_percentage    = lookup(each.value, "batch_percentage", null)
-          batch_node_count    = lookup(each.value, "batch_node_count", null)
+          batch_node_count    = lookup(each.value, "batch_node_count", 1)
         }
       }
     }
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@ resource "google_container_node_pool" "windows_pools" {
         standard_rollout_policy {
           batch_soak_duration = lookup(each.value, "batch_soak_duration", "0s")
           batch_percentage    = lookup(each.value, "batch_percentage", null)
-          batch_node_count    = lookup(each.value, "batch_node_count", null)
+          batch_node_count    = lookup(each.value, "batch_node_count", 1)
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/modules/beta-private-cluster-update-variant/cluster.tf b/modules/beta-private-cluster-update-variant/cluster.tf
index 520acf9cc8..0f2ed2b4a0 100644
--- a/modules/beta-private-cluster-update-variant/cluster.tf
+++ b/modules/beta-private-cluster-update-variant/cluster.tf
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ resource "google_container_node_pool" "pools" {
         standard_rollout_policy {
           batch_soak_duration = lookup(each.value, "batch_soak_duration", "0s")
           batch_percentage    = lookup(each.value, "batch_percentage", null)
-          batch_node_count    = lookup(each.value, "batch_node_count", null)
+          batch_node_count    = lookup(each.value, "batch_node_count", 1)
         }
       }
     }
@@ -833,7 +833,7 @@ resource "google_container_node_pool" "windows_pools" {
         standard_rollout_policy {
           batch_soak_duration = lookup(each.value, "batch_soak_duration", "0s")
           batch_percentage    = lookup(each.value, "batch_percentage", null)
-          batch_node_count    = lookup(each.value, "batch_node_count", null)
+          batch_node_count    = lookup(each.value, "batch_node_count", 1)
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/modules/beta-private-cluster/cluster.tf b/modules/beta-private-cluster/cluster.tf
index b248814f2c..e6992f5c4a 100644
--- a/modules/beta-private-cluster/cluster.tf
+++ b/modules/beta-private-cluster/cluster.tf
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ resource "google_container_node_pool" "pools" {
         standard_rollout_policy {
           batch_soak_duration = lookup(each.value, "batch_soak_duration", "0s")
           batch_percentage    = lookup(each.value, "batch_percentage", null)
-          batch_node_count    = lookup(each.value, "batch_node_count", null)
+          batch_node_count    = lookup(each.value, "batch_node_count", 1)
         }
       }
     }
@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@ resource "google_container_node_pool" "windows_pools" {
         standard_rollout_policy {
           batch_soak_duration = lookup(each.value, "batch_soak_duration", "0s")
           batch_percentage    = lookup(each.value, "batch_percentage", null)
-          batch_node_count    = lookup(each.value, "batch_node_count", null)
+          batch_node_count    = lookup(each.value, "batch_node_count", 1)
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/modules/beta-public-cluster-update-variant/cluster.tf b/modules/beta-public-cluster-update-variant/cluster.tf
index f5b23fbb99..9af2ebc1be 100644
--- a/modules/beta-public-cluster-update-variant/cluster.tf
+++ b/modules/beta-public-cluster-update-variant/cluster.tf
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ resource "google_container_node_pool" "pools" {
         standard_rollout_policy {
           batch_soak_duration = lookup(each.value, "batch_soak_duration", "0s")
           batch_percentage    = lookup(each.value, "batch_percentage", null)
-          batch_node_count    = lookup(each.value, "batch_node_count", null)
+          batch_node_count    = lookup(each.value, "batch_node_count", 1)
         }
       }
     }
@@ -812,7 +812,7 @@ resource "google_container_node_pool" "windows_pools" {
         standard_rollout_policy {
           batch_soak_duration = lookup(each.value, "batch_soak_duration", "0s")
           batch_percentage    = lookup(each.value, "batch_percentage", null)
-          batch_node_count    = lookup(each.value, "batch_node_count", null)
+          batch_node_count    = lookup(each.value, "batch_node_count", 1)
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/modules/beta-public-cluster/cluster.tf b/modules/beta-public-cluster/cluster.tf
index 45b96ad6b6..6321e64b4b 100644
--- a/modules/beta-public-cluster/cluster.tf
+++ b/modules/beta-public-cluster/cluster.tf
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ resource "google_container_node_pool" "pools" {
         standard_rollout_policy {
           batch_soak_duration = lookup(each.value, "batch_soak_duration", "0s")
           batch_percentage    = lookup(each.value, "batch_percentage", null)
-          batch_node_count    = lookup(each.value, "batch_node_count", null)
+          batch_node_count    = lookup(each.value, "batch_node_count", 1)
         }
       }
     }
@@ -717,7 +717,7 @@ resource "google_container_node_pool" "windows_pools" {
         standard_rollout_policy {
           batch_soak_duration = lookup(each.value, "batch_soak_duration", "0s")
           batch_percentage    = lookup(each.value, "batch_percentage", null)
-          batch_node_count    = lookup(each.value, "batch_node_count", null)
+          batch_node_count    = lookup(each.value, "batch_node_count", 1)
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/modules/private-cluster-update-variant/cluster.tf b/modules/private-cluster-update-variant/cluster.tf
index b8a8558f1f..de192ddede 100644
--- a/modules/private-cluster-update-variant/cluster.tf
+++ b/modules/private-cluster-update-variant/cluster.tf
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ resource "google_container_node_pool" "pools" {
         standard_rollout_policy {
           batch_soak_duration = lookup(each.value, "batch_soak_duration", "0s")
           batch_percentage    = lookup(each.value, "batch_percentage", null)
-          batch_node_count    = lookup(each.value, "batch_node_count", null)
+          batch_node_count    = lookup(each.value, "batch_node_count", 1)
         }
       }
     }
@@ -718,7 +718,7 @@ resource "google_container_node_pool" "windows_pools" {
         standard_rollout_policy {
           batch_soak_duration = lookup(each.value, "batch_soak_duration", "0s")
           batch_percentage    = lookup(each.value, "batch_percentage", null)
-          batch_node_count    = lookup(each.value, "batch_node_count", null)
+          batch_node_count    = lookup(each.value, "batch_node_count", 1)
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/modules/private-cluster/cluster.tf b/modules/private-cluster/cluster.tf
index b7d21340ef..f413cc951a 100644
--- a/modules/private-cluster/cluster.tf
+++ b/modules/private-cluster/cluster.tf
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ resource "google_container_node_pool" "pools" {
         standard_rollout_policy {
           batch_soak_duration = lookup(each.value, "batch_soak_duration", "0s")
           batch_percentage    = lookup(each.value, "batch_percentage", null)
-          batch_node_count    = lookup(each.value, "batch_node_count", null)
+          batch_node_count    = lookup(each.value, "batch_node_count", 1)
         }
       }
     }
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ resource "google_container_node_pool" "windows_pools" {
         standard_rollout_policy {
           batch_soak_duration = lookup(each.value, "batch_soak_duration", "0s")
           batch_percentage    = lookup(each.value, "batch_percentage", null)
-          batch_node_count    = lookup(each.value, "batch_node_count", null)
+          batch_node_count    = lookup(each.value, "batch_node_count", 1)
         }
       }
     }