diff --git a/examples/xkcd/templates/httpscaledobject.yaml b/examples/xkcd/templates/httpscaledobject.yaml
index 50624fc..613280e 100644
--- a/examples/xkcd/templates/httpscaledobject.yaml
+++ b/examples/xkcd/templates/httpscaledobject.yaml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ metadata:
     name: {{ include "xkcd.fullname" . }}
 spec:
     host: {{ .Values.host }}
+    targetPendingRequests: {{ .Values.targetPendingRequests }}
     scaleTargetRef:
         deployment: {{ include "xkcd.fullname" . }}
         service: {{ include "xkcd.fullname" . }}
diff --git a/examples/xkcd/values.yaml b/examples/xkcd/values.yaml
index 4d774f2..010a18a 100644
--- a/examples/xkcd/values.yaml
+++ b/examples/xkcd/values.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 replicaCount: 1
 host: myhost.com
+targetPendingRequests: 200
 # This is the namespace that the ingress should be installed
 # into. It should be set to the same namespace as the 
 # KEDA HTTP componentry is installed in. Defaults to the Helm