diff --git a/storage/remote/queue_manager.go b/storage/remote/queue_manager.go
index 9891546f5..4bebe2b76 100644
--- a/storage/remote/queue_manager.go
+++ b/storage/remote/queue_manager.go
@@ -339,6 +339,8 @@ func (t *QueueManager) calculateDesiredShards() {
 	numShards := int(math.Ceil(desiredShards))
 	if numShards > t.cfg.MaxShards {
 		numShards = t.cfg.MaxShards
+	} else if numShards < 1 {
+		numShards = 1
 	}
 	if numShards == t.numShards {
 		return