diff --git a/CODEOWNERS b/CODEOWNERS
index 7ea48456c..4996d4ad9 100644
--- a/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/CODEOWNERS
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 /checklists/apim_checklist.en.json @seenu433 @andredewes
 /checklists/blob_storage_security_checklist.en.json @chgeuer
 /checklists/acr_security_checklist.en.json @cbellee
-/checklists/hci_checklist.en.json @mbrat2005 @steveswalwell
+/checklists/hci_checklist.en.json @mbrat2005 @steveswalwell @igomaa
 /scripts/ @fskelly @erjosito
 /spreadsheet/ @erjosito
 /web/ @erjosito
diff --git a/checklists/hci_checklist.en.json b/checklists/hci_checklist.en.json
index 810bf918c..53f52d3ac 100644
--- a/checklists/hci_checklist.en.json
+++ b/checklists/hci_checklist.en.json
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@
         {
             "category": "Networking",
             "subcategory": "SDN",
-            "text": "There are at least 5 Network Controller VMs deployed",
+            "text": "There are at least 3 Network Controller VMs deployed",
             "description": "This ensures you have at least 3 NCs active at all times during NC upgrades.",
             "waf": "Reliability",
             "guid": "eb36f5f4-0fa7-4a2c-85f3-1b1c7c7817c0",