diff --git a/api/environments/component_handler.go b/api/environments/component_handler.go
index 58e7f9a9..a2a8e56c 100644
--- a/api/environments/component_handler.go
+++ b/api/environments/component_handler.go
@@ -36,15 +36,15 @@ func (eh EnvironmentHandler) ScaleComponent(ctx context.Context, appName, envNam
 	if replicas > maxScaleReplicas {
 		return environmentModels.CannotScaleComponentToMoreThanMaxReplicas(appName, envName, componentName, maxScaleReplicas)
 	}
-	log.Ctx(ctx).Info().Msgf("Scaling component %s, %s to %d replicas", componentName, appName, replicas)
 	updater, err := eh.getRadixCommonComponentUpdater(ctx, appName, envName, componentName)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	componentStatus := updater.getComponentStatus()
-	if !radixutils.ContainsString(validaStatusesToScaleComponent, componentStatus) {
-		return environmentModels.CannotScaleComponent(appName, envName, componentName, componentStatus)
+	if updater.getComponentToPatch().GetType() == v1.RadixComponentTypeJob {
+		return environmentModels.JobComponentCanOnlyBeRestarted()
 	}
+
+	log.Ctx(ctx).Info().Msgf("Scaling component %s, %s to %d replicas", componentName, appName, replicas)
 	return eh.patchRadixDeploymentWithReplicas(ctx, updater, &replicas)
 }
 
diff --git a/api/environments/environment_handler.go b/api/environments/environment_handler.go
index 0665ed7e..696e8726 100644
--- a/api/environments/environment_handler.go
+++ b/api/environments/environment_handler.go
@@ -89,14 +89,10 @@ type EnvironmentHandler struct {
 	ComponentStatuser deploymentModels.ComponentStatuserFunc
 }
 
-var validaStatusesToScaleComponent []string
-
 // Init Constructor.
 // Use the WithAccounts configuration function to configure a 'ready to use' EnvironmentHandler.
 // EnvironmentHandlerOptions are processed in the sequence they are passed to this function.
 func Init(opts ...EnvironmentHandlerOptions) EnvironmentHandler {
-	validaStatusesToScaleComponent = []string{deploymentModels.ConsistentComponent.String(), deploymentModels.StoppedComponent.String()}
-
 	eh := EnvironmentHandler{
 		ComponentStatuser: deploymentModels.ComponentStatusFromDeployment,
 	}