diff --git a/pkg/reconciler/revision/reconcile_resources.go b/pkg/reconciler/revision/reconcile_resources.go
index cdb90c553794..8089fb120ab6 100644
--- a/pkg/reconciler/revision/reconcile_resources.go
+++ b/pkg/reconciler/revision/reconcile_resources.go
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ func (c *Reconciler) reconcileDeployment(ctx context.Context, rev *v1.Revision)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if deployment.Status.ReadyReplicas > 0 {
+	if deployment.Spec.Replicas != nil && deployment.Status.ReadyReplicas >= *deployment.Spec.Replicas {
 		rev.Status.MarkContainerHealthyTrue()
 	}
 
diff --git a/test/e2e/minscale_readiness_test.go b/test/e2e/minscale_readiness_test.go
index 95d6fb5c0e3a..bb2b54136a3a 100644
--- a/test/e2e/minscale_readiness_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/minscale_readiness_test.go
@@ -85,24 +85,32 @@ func TestMinScale(t *testing.T) {
 	revName := latestRevisionName(t, clients, names.Config, "")
 	serviceName := PrivateServiceName(t, clients, revName)
 
-	t.Log("Waiting for revision to scale to minScale before becoming ready")
-	if lr, err := waitForDesiredScale(clients, serviceName, gte(minScale)); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("The revision %q scaled to %d < %d before becoming ready: %v", revName, lr, minScale, err)
-	}
-
-	t.Log("Waiting for revision to become ready")
+	t.Log("Waiting for new revision to become ready")
 	if err := v1test.WaitForRevisionState(
 		clients.ServingClient, revName, v1test.IsRevisionReady, "RevisionIsReady",
 	); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("The Revision %q did not become ready: %v", revName, err)
 	}
 
+	revision, err := clients.ServingClient.Revisions.Get(context.Background(), revName, metav1.GetOptions{})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("An error occurred getting revision %v, %v", revName, err)
+	}
+	if replicas := *revision.Status.ActualReplicas; replicas < minScale {
+		t.Fatalf("Container is indicated as healthy. Expected actual replicas for revision %v to be %v but got %v", revision.Name, minScale, replicas)
+	}
+
+	t.Log("Waiting for revision to scale to minScale before becoming ready")
+	if lr, err := waitForDesiredScale(clients, serviceName, gte(minScale)); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("The revision %q scaled to %d < %d before becoming ready: %v", revName, lr, minScale, err)
+	}
+
 	t.Log("Holding revision at minScale after becoming ready")
 	if lr, ok := ensureDesiredScale(clients, t, serviceName, gte(minScale)); !ok {
 		t.Fatalf("The revision %q observed scale %d < %d after becoming ready", revName, lr, minScale)
 	}
 
-	revision, err := clients.ServingClient.Revisions.Get(context.Background(), revName, metav1.GetOptions{})
+	revision, err = clients.ServingClient.Revisions.Get(context.Background(), revName, metav1.GetOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("An error occurred getting revision %v, %v", revName, err)
 	}
@@ -118,11 +126,6 @@ func TestMinScale(t *testing.T) {
 	newRevName := latestRevisionName(t, clients, names.Config, revName)
 	newServiceName := PrivateServiceName(t, clients, newRevName)
 
-	t.Log("Waiting for new revision to scale to minScale after update")
-	if lr, err := waitForDesiredScale(clients, newServiceName, gte(minScale)); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("The revision %q scaled to %d < %d after creating route: %v", newRevName, lr, minScale, err)
-	}
-
 	t.Log("Waiting for new revision to become ready")
 	if err := v1test.WaitForRevisionState(
 		clients.ServingClient, newRevName, v1test.IsRevisionReady, "RevisionIsReady",
@@ -130,6 +133,19 @@ func TestMinScale(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("The Revision %q did not become ready: %v", newRevName, err)
 	}
 
+	revision, err = clients.ServingClient.Revisions.Get(context.Background(), newRevName, metav1.GetOptions{})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("An error occurred getting revision %v, %v", newRevName, err)
+	}
+	if replicas := *revision.Status.ActualReplicas; replicas < minScale {
+		t.Fatalf("Container is indicated as healthy. Expected actual replicas for revision %v to be %v but got %v", revision.Name, minScale, replicas)
+	}
+
+	t.Log("Waiting for new revision to scale to minScale after update")
+	if lr, err := waitForDesiredScale(clients, newServiceName, gte(minScale)); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("The revision %q scaled to %d < %d after creating route: %v", newRevName, lr, minScale, err)
+	}
+
 	t.Log("Holding new revision at minScale after becoming ready")
 	if lr, ok := ensureDesiredScale(clients, t, newServiceName, gte(minScale)); !ok {
 		t.Fatalf("The revision %q observed scale %d < %d after becoming ready", newRevName, lr, minScale)