diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index c621ba04f..25e418c36 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ require (
 	gopkg.in/natefinch/lumberjack.v2 v2.0.0
 	gopkg.in/square/go-jose.v2 v2.2.2
 	k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20211203085948-25b7aa9e86de
-	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20211208045959-7d2b7437cbee
+	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20211208045959-67ffd82e6cff
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20211208050435-c713f38723cb
 	k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0-20211203092501-60bec488f080
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.30.0
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ require (
 
 replace (
 	k8s.io/api => k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20211203085948-25b7aa9e86de
-	k8s.io/apimachinery => k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20211208045959-7d2b7437cbee
+	k8s.io/apimachinery => k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20211208045959-67ffd82e6cff
 	k8s.io/client-go => k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20211208050435-c713f38723cb
 	k8s.io/component-base => k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0-20211203092501-60bec488f080
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 927f872ae..7ac8ce9af 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -955,8 +955,8 @@ honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.1-2020.1.3/go.mod h1:X/FiERA/W4tHapMX5mGpAtMSVEeEUOyHaw9
 honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.1-2020.1.4/go.mod h1:X/FiERA/W4tHapMX5mGpAtMSVEeEUOyHaw9vFzvIQ3k=
 k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20211203085948-25b7aa9e86de h1:sonP3TZF8wLYB7pZ9U+cFOmU+aowMk08AOJQLLLlE+c=
 k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20211203085948-25b7aa9e86de/go.mod h1:UuggGDUdGB3f6prC8FzrBGPJ+A+oIqVWmF5HV1VeEIM=
-k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20211208045959-7d2b7437cbee h1:Nt6248gYjjhvk3fR8nfsX4MzeaE0DHe0aaA8RygUKIs=
-k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20211208045959-7d2b7437cbee/go.mod h1:fFCTTBKvKcwTPFzjlcxp91uPFZr+JA0FubU4fLzzFYc=
+k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20211208045959-67ffd82e6cff h1:YOhVGWI7F5otLrzreq4Y6tekYpXBx5P/Te6Y+ac6ymE=
+k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20211208045959-67ffd82e6cff/go.mod h1:fFCTTBKvKcwTPFzjlcxp91uPFZr+JA0FubU4fLzzFYc=
 k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20211208050435-c713f38723cb h1:tbntDZ7c+LkEPnURV1oMy9HtSAU7vag2pDilT68PBLg=
 k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20211208050435-c713f38723cb/go.mod h1:4l8IJYdxbF/Uo0zdB+OB48wOhs2/7FtuppsKYTXj1Fw=
 k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0-20211203092501-60bec488f080 h1:G2FyK080Yrlu0bZrru3nchG0ABRGFNaRIet230edgtw=
diff --git a/pkg/util/flowcontrol/apf_controller.go b/pkg/util/flowcontrol/apf_controller.go
index 3b2b4a173..7d53dbee7 100644
--- a/pkg/util/flowcontrol/apf_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/util/flowcontrol/apf_controller.go
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ func (meal *cfgMeal) digestNewPLsLocked(newPLs []*flowcontrol.PriorityLevelConfi
 		state := meal.cfgCtlr.priorityLevelStates[pl.Name]
 		if state == nil {
 			labelValues := []string{pl.Name}
-			state = &priorityLevelState{reqsObsPair: meal.cfgCtlr.reqsObsPairGenerator.Generate(1, 1, labelValues), execSeatsObs: meal.cfgCtlr.execSeatsObsGenerator.Generate(1, 1, labelValues)}
+			state = &priorityLevelState{reqsObsPair: meal.cfgCtlr.reqsObsPairGenerator.Generate(1, 1, labelValues), execSeatsObs: meal.cfgCtlr.execSeatsObsGenerator.Generate(0, 1, labelValues)}
 		}
 		qsCompleter, err := queueSetCompleterForPL(meal.cfgCtlr.queueSetFactory, state.queues, pl, meal.cfgCtlr.requestWaitLimit, state.reqsObsPair, state.execSeatsObs)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -769,7 +769,7 @@ func (meal *cfgMeal) imaginePL(proto *flowcontrol.PriorityLevelConfiguration, re
 	klog.V(3).Infof("No %s PriorityLevelConfiguration found, imagining one", proto.Name)
 	labelValues := []string{proto.Name}
 	reqsObsPair := meal.cfgCtlr.reqsObsPairGenerator.Generate(1, 1, labelValues)
-	execSeatsObs := meal.cfgCtlr.execSeatsObsGenerator.Generate(1, 1, labelValues)
+	execSeatsObs := meal.cfgCtlr.execSeatsObsGenerator.Generate(0, 1, labelValues)
 	qsCompleter, err := queueSetCompleterForPL(meal.cfgCtlr.queueSetFactory, nil, proto, requestWaitLimit, reqsObsPair, execSeatsObs)
 	if err != nil {
 		// This can not happen because proto is one of the mandatory