diff --git a/src/util/openfaas/faasApi.js b/src/util/openfaas/faasApi.js
index 4db5e2a81c..f8f830f6e4 100644
--- a/src/util/openfaas/faasApi.js
+++ b/src/util/openfaas/faasApi.js
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@ const axios = require('axios');
 const { RespStatusError, RetryRequestError } = require('../utils');
 
 const OPENFAAS_GATEWAY_URL = process.env.OPENFAAS_GATEWAY_URL || 'http://localhost:8080';
+const OPENFAAS_GATEWAY_USERNAME = process.env.OPENFAAS_GATEWAY_USERNAME || '';
+const OPENFAAS_GATEWAY_PASSWORD = process.env.OPENFAAS_GATEWAY_PASSWORD || '';
+
+const basicAuth = {
+  username: OPENFAAS_GATEWAY_USERNAME,
+  password: OPENFAAS_GATEWAY_PASSWORD,
+};
 
 const parseAxiosError = (error) => {
   if (error.response) {
@@ -21,7 +28,7 @@ const deleteFunction = async (functionName) =>
   new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
     const url = `${OPENFAAS_GATEWAY_URL}/system/functions`;
     axios
-      .delete(url, { data: { functionName } })
+      .delete(url, { data: { functionName }, auth: basicAuth })
       .then(() => resolve())
       .catch((err) => reject(parseAxiosError(err)));
   });
@@ -30,7 +37,7 @@ const getFunction = async (functionName) =>
   new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
     const url = `${OPENFAAS_GATEWAY_URL}/system/function/${functionName}`;
     axios
-      .get(url)
+      .get(url, { auth: basicAuth })
       .then((resp) => resolve(resp.data))
       .catch((err) => reject(parseAxiosError(err)));
   });
@@ -39,7 +46,7 @@ const getFunctionList = async () =>
   new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
     const url = `${OPENFAAS_GATEWAY_URL}/system/functions`;
     axios
-      .get(url)
+      .get(url, { auth: basicAuth })
       .then((resp) => resolve(resp.data))
       .catch((err) => reject(parseAxiosError(err)));
   });
@@ -48,29 +55,36 @@ const invokeFunction = async (functionName, payload) =>
   new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
     const url = `${OPENFAAS_GATEWAY_URL}/function/${functionName}`;
     axios
-      .post(url, payload)
+      .post(url, payload, { auth: basicAuth })
       .then((resp) => resolve(resp.data))
       .catch((err) => reject(parseAxiosError(err)));
   });
 
-const checkFunctionHealth = async (functionName) =>
-  new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+const checkFunctionHealth = async (functionName) => {
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
     const url = `${OPENFAAS_GATEWAY_URL}/function/${functionName}`;
     axios
-      .get(url, {
-        headers: { 'X-REQUEST-TYPE': 'HEALTH-CHECK' },
-      })
+      .get(
+        url,
+        {
+          headers: { 'X-REQUEST-TYPE': 'HEALTH-CHECK' },
+        },
+        { auth: basicAuth },
+      )
       .then((resp) => resolve(resp))
       .catch((err) => reject(parseAxiosError(err)));
   });
+};
 
 const deployFunction = async (payload) =>
   new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
     const url = `${OPENFAAS_GATEWAY_URL}/system/functions`;
     axios
-      .post(url, payload)
+      .post(url, payload, { auth: basicAuth })
       .then((resp) => resolve(resp.data))
-      .catch((err) => reject(parseAxiosError(err)));
+      .catch((err) => {
+        reject(parseAxiosError(err));
+      });
   });
 
 module.exports = {
diff --git a/src/util/openfaas/index.js b/src/util/openfaas/index.js
index 00b3720e13..7a1fce3cfa 100644
--- a/src/util/openfaas/index.js
+++ b/src/util/openfaas/index.js
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ const stats = require('../stats');
 const { getMetadata, getTransformationMetadata } = require('../../v0/util');
 const { HTTP_STATUS_CODES } = require('../../v0/util/constant');
 
+const FAAS_SCALE_TYPE = process.env.FAAS_SCALE_TYPE || 'capacity';
+const FAAS_SCALE_TARGET = process.env.FAAS_SCALE_TARGET || '4';
+const FAAS_SCALE_TARGET_PROPORTION = process.env.FAAS_SCALE_TARGET_PROPORTION || '0.70';
+const FAAS_SCALE_ZERO = process.env.FAAS_SCALE_ZERO || 'false';
+const FAAS_SCALE_ZERO_DURATION = process.env.FAAS_SCALE_ZERO_DURATION || '15m';
 const FAAS_BASE_IMG = process.env.FAAS_BASE_IMG || 'rudderlabs/openfaas-flask:main';
 const FAAS_MAX_PODS_IN_TEXT = process.env.FAAS_MAX_PODS_IN_TEXT || '40';
 const FAAS_MIN_PODS_IN_TEXT = process.env.FAAS_MIN_PODS_IN_TEXT || '1';
@@ -125,7 +130,7 @@ const deployFaasFunction = async (
   trMetadata = {},
 ) => {
   try {
-    logger.debug('[Faas] Deploying a faas function');
+    logger.debug(`[Faas] Deploying a faas function: ${functionName}`);
     let envProcess = 'python index.py';
 
     const lvidsString = libraryVersionIDs.join(',');
@@ -150,6 +155,11 @@ const deployFaasFunction = async (
       'parent-component': 'openfaas',
       'com.openfaas.scale.max': FAAS_MAX_PODS_IN_TEXT,
       'com.openfaas.scale.min': FAAS_MIN_PODS_IN_TEXT,
+      'com.openfaas.scale.zero': FAAS_SCALE_ZERO,
+      'com.openfaas.scale.zero-duration': FAAS_SCALE_ZERO_DURATION,
+      'com.openfaas.scale.target': FAAS_SCALE_TARGET,
+      'com.openfaas.scale.target-proportion': FAAS_SCALE_TARGET_PROPORTION,
+      'com.openfaas.scale.type': FAAS_SCALE_TYPE,
       transformationId: trMetadata.transformationId,
       workspaceId: trMetadata.workspaceId,
       team: 'data-management',
diff --git a/test/__tests__/user_transformation.test.js b/test/__tests__/user_transformation.test.js
index 8b781cda9a..924bf4f791 100644
--- a/test/__tests__/user_transformation.test.js
+++ b/test/__tests__/user_transformation.test.js
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ const { parserForImport } = require("../../src/util/parser");
 const { RetryRequestError, RespStatusError } = require("../../src/util/utils");
 
 const OPENFAAS_GATEWAY_URL = "http://localhost:8080";
+const defaultBasicAuth = {
+  "username": "",
+  "password": ""
+};
 
 const randomID = () =>
   Math.random()
@@ -1400,12 +1404,14 @@ describe("Python transformations", () => {
     expect(axios.post).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
     expect(axios.post).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       `${OPENFAAS_GATEWAY_URL}/system/functions`,
-      expect.objectContaining({ name: funcName, service: funcName })
+      expect.objectContaining({ name: funcName, service: funcName }),
+      { auth: defaultBasicAuth },
     );
     expect(axios.get).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
     expect(axios.get).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       `${OPENFAAS_GATEWAY_URL}/function/${funcName}`,
-      {"headers": {"X-REQUEST-TYPE": "HEALTH-CHECK"}}
+      {"headers": {"X-REQUEST-TYPE": "HEALTH-CHECK"}},
+      { auth: defaultBasicAuth },
     );
   });
 
@@ -1622,7 +1628,8 @@ describe("Python transformations", () => {
     expect(axios.post).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
     expect(axios.post).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       `${OPENFAAS_GATEWAY_URL}/function/${funcName}`,
-      inputData
+      inputData,
+      { auth: defaultBasicAuth },
     );
   });
 
@@ -1655,17 +1662,20 @@ describe("Python transformations", () => {
     expect(axios.post).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
     expect(axios.post).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       `${OPENFAAS_GATEWAY_URL}/function/${funcName}`,
-      inputData
+      inputData,
+      { auth: defaultBasicAuth },
     );
     expect(axios.post).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       `${OPENFAAS_GATEWAY_URL}/system/functions`,
-      expect.objectContaining({ name: funcName, service: funcName })
+      expect.objectContaining({ name: funcName, service: funcName }),
+      { auth: defaultBasicAuth },
     );
 
     expect(axios.get).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
     expect(axios.get).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       `${OPENFAAS_GATEWAY_URL}/function/${funcName}`,
-      {"headers": {"X-REQUEST-TYPE": "HEALTH-CHECK"}}
+      {"headers": {"X-REQUEST-TYPE": "HEALTH-CHECK"}},
+      { auth: defaultBasicAuth },
     );
   });