diff --git a/controllers/actions.github.com/resourcebuilder.go b/controllers/actions.github.com/resourcebuilder.go
index 7c50a092..bdce614a 100644
--- a/controllers/actions.github.com/resourcebuilder.go
+++ b/controllers/actions.github.com/resourcebuilder.go
@@ -122,13 +122,14 @@ func (b *ResourceBuilder) newAutoscalingListener(autoscalingRunnerSet *v1alpha1.
 	}
 
 	effectiveMinRunners := 0
+	if autoscalingRunnerSet.Spec.MinRunners != nil {
+		effectiveMinRunners = *autoscalingRunnerSet.Spec.MinRunners
+	}
+
 	effectiveMaxRunners := math.MaxInt32
 	if autoscalingRunnerSet.Spec.MaxRunners != nil {
 		effectiveMaxRunners = *autoscalingRunnerSet.Spec.MaxRunners
 	}
-	if autoscalingRunnerSet.Spec.MinRunners != nil {
-		effectiveMinRunners = *autoscalingRunnerSet.Spec.MinRunners
-	}
 
 	spec := v1alpha1.AutoscalingListenerSpec{
 		GitHubConfigURL:               autoscalingRunnerSet.Spec.GitHubConfigUrl,