diff --git a/autoscaling.py b/autoscaling.py
index 9326edd..8315d20 100644
--- a/autoscaling.py
+++ b/autoscaling.py
@@ -244,8 +244,8 @@ def create_auto_scaling_group(autoscaling_client, launch_template_id, target_gro
         DesiredCapacity=2,
         TargetGroupARNs=[target_group_arn],
         AvailabilityZones=[f"{REGION}a", f"{REGION}b"],
-        HealthCheckType='ELB',
-        HealthCheckGracePeriod=300,
+        HealthCheckType='EC2',
+        HealthCheckGracePeriod=90,
         VPCZoneIdentifier=f"{subnet_id_1},{subnet_id_2}",
         Tags=[
             {
@@ -265,65 +265,72 @@ def create_auto_scaling_group(autoscaling_client, launch_template_id, target_gro
     return asg_arn
 
 def put_scaling_policies(autoscaling_client, asg_arn):
-    # Put Scaling Policy
-    up_and_down = autoscaling_client.put_scaling_policy(
+    # Put Scaling Policy Up
+    up = autoscaling_client.put_scaling_policy(
         AutoScalingGroupName=f"{PREFIX}-asg",
-        PolicyName=f"{PREFIX}-scale-policy",
-        PolicyType='TargetTrackingScaling',
-        Cooldown=180,
-        TargetTrackingConfiguration={
-            'PredefinedMetricSpecification': {
-                'PredefinedMetricType': 'ASGAverageCPUUtilization'
-            },
-            'TargetValue': 70.0,
-            'DisableScaleIn': False
-        }
+        PolicyName=f"{PREFIX}-scale-policy-up",
+        PolicyType='SimpleScaling',
+        AdjustmentType='ChangeInCapacity',
+        ScalingAdjustment=1,
+        Cooldown=90
     )
 
-    print(f"Scale policy created with ARN: {up_and_down['PolicyARN']}")
-    return up_and_down['PolicyARN']
+    print(f"Scale policy created with ARN: {up['PolicyARN']}")
 
-def create_cloudwatch_alarms(cloudwatch_client, sp):
+    # Put Scaling Policy Down
+    down = autoscaling_client.put_scaling_policy(
+        AutoScalingGroupName=f"{PREFIX}-asg",
+        PolicyName=f"{PREFIX}-scale-policy-down",
+        PolicyType='SimpleScaling',
+        AdjustmentType='ChangeInCapacity',
+        ScalingAdjustment=-1,
+        Cooldown=90
+    )
+
+    print(f"Scale policy created with ARN: {down['PolicyARN']}")
+    return up['PolicyARN'], down['PolicyARN']
+
+def create_cloudwatch_alarms(cloudwatch_client, sp_up, sp_down):
     # Create CloudWatch Alarms
-    response = cloudwatch_client.put_metric_alarm(
+    cloudwatch_client.put_metric_alarm(
         AlarmName=f"{PREFIX}-scale-alarm",
         ComparisonOperator='GreaterThanThreshold',
         EvaluationPeriods=1,
-        MetricName='CPUUtilization',
-        Namespace='AWS/EC2',
+        MetricName='RequestCount',
+        Namespace='AWS/ApplicationELB',
         Period=60,
-        Statistic='Average',
-        Threshold=70.0,
+        Statistic='Sum',
+        Threshold=50,
         ActionsEnabled=True,
-        AlarmActions=[sp],
-        AlarmDescription='Scale-up or scale-down alarm',
+        AlarmActions=[sp_up],
+        AlarmDescription='Scale-up',
         Dimensions=[{
             'Name': 'AutoScalingGroupName',
             'Value': f"{PREFIX}-asg"
         }],
-        Unit='Percent'
+        Unit='Count'
     )
 
     print(f"Scale-up alarm created")
 
     # Scale-down alarm
-    response = cloudwatch_client.put_metric_alarm(
+    cloudwatch_client.put_metric_alarm(
         AlarmName=f"{PREFIX}-scale-down-alarm",
         ComparisonOperator='LessThanThreshold',
         EvaluationPeriods=1,
-        MetricName='CPUUtilization',
-        Namespace='AWS/EC2',
+        MetricName='RequestCount',
+        Namespace='AWS/ApplicationELB',
         Period=60,
         Statistic='Average',
-        Threshold=30.0,
+        Threshold=10,
         ActionsEnabled=True,
-        AlarmActions=[sp],
+        AlarmActions=[sp_down],
         AlarmDescription='Scale-down alarm',
         Dimensions=[{
             'Name': 'AutoScalingGroupName',
             'Value': f"{PREFIX}-asg"
         }],
-        Unit='Percent'
+        Unit='Count'
     )
 
     print(f"Scale-down alarm created")
@@ -404,11 +411,11 @@ def main():
 
     # Scaling Policies
     print("Creating Scaling Policies...")
-    up_and_down = put_scaling_policies(autoscaling_client, asg_arn)
+    sp_up, sp_down = put_scaling_policies(autoscaling_client, asg_arn)
 
     # CloudWatch Alarms
     print("Creating CloudWatch Alarms...")
-    create_cloudwatch_alarms(cloudwatch_client, up_and_down)
+    create_cloudwatch_alarms(cloudwatch_client, sp_up, sp_down)
 
     # Load Balancer DNS name
     response = elbv2_client.describe_load_balancers(
@@ -430,7 +437,6 @@ def main():
         'load_balancer_arn': load_balancer_arn,
         'listener_arn': listener_arn,
         'asg_name': f"{PREFIX}-asg",
-        'up_and_down_policy_arn': up_and_down,
         'dns_name': dns_name,
     }