diff --git a/tools/run_tests/xds_k8s_test_driver/config/common.cfg b/tools/run_tests/xds_k8s_test_driver/config/common.cfg
index 8c46151e278..9e253aa4fd7 100644
--- a/tools/run_tests/xds_k8s_test_driver/config/common.cfg
+++ b/tools/run_tests/xds_k8s_test_driver/config/common.cfg
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 --namespace=interop-psm-security
 --td_bootstrap_image=gcr.io/trafficdirector-prod/td-grpc-bootstrap:0.10.0
---logger_levels=__main__:DEBUG,framework:DEBUG
+--logger_levels=__main__:DEBUG,framework:INFO
 --verbosity=0
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/xds_k8s_test_driver/framework/infrastructure/gcp/api.py b/tools/run_tests/xds_k8s_test_driver/framework/infrastructure/gcp/api.py
index bb2cd65d064..bbf66f26b33 100644
--- a/tools/run_tests/xds_k8s_test_driver/framework/infrastructure/gcp/api.py
+++ b/tools/run_tests/xds_k8s_test_driver/framework/infrastructure/gcp/api.py
@@ -11,15 +11,16 @@
 # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
+import abc
 import contextlib
 import functools
 import logging
-import os
+from typing import Optional
 
 # Workaround: `grpc` must be imported before `google.protobuf.json_format`,
 # to prevent "Segmentation fault". Ref https://github.com/grpc/grpc/issues/24897
 # TODO(sergiitk): Remove after #24897 is solved
-import grpc
+import grpc  # noqa  # pylint: disable=unused-import
 from absl import flags
 from google.cloud import secretmanager_v1
 from google.longrunning import operations_pb2
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ from google.rpc import code_pb2
 from googleapiclient import discovery
 import googleapiclient.errors
 import tenacity
+import yaml
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 PRIVATE_API_KEY_SECRET_NAME = flags.DEFINE_string(
@@ -64,6 +66,7 @@ class GcpApiManager:
                                           COMPUTE_V1_DISCOVERY_FILE.value)
         self.private_api_key_secret_name = (private_api_key_secret_name or
                                             PRIVATE_API_KEY_SECRET_NAME.value)
+        # TODO(sergiitk): add options to pass google Credentials
         self._exit_stack = contextlib.ExitStack()
 
     def close(self):
@@ -208,13 +211,18 @@ class GcpProjectApiResource:
             reraise=True)
         return retryer(operation_request.execute)
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def _resource_pretty_format(body: dict) -> str:
+        """Return a string with pretty-printed resource body."""
+        return yaml.dump(body, explicit_start=True, explicit_end=True)
+
 
-class GcpStandardCloudApiResource(GcpProjectApiResource):
-    DEFAULT_GLOBAL = 'global'
+class GcpStandardCloudApiResource(GcpProjectApiResource, metaclass=abc.ABCMeta):
+    GLOBAL_LOCATION = 'global'
 
-    def parent(self, location=None):
-        if not location:
-            location = self.DEFAULT_GLOBAL
+    def parent(self, location: Optional[str] = GLOBAL_LOCATION):
+        if location is None:
+            location = self.GLOBAL_LOCATION
         return f'projects/{self.project}/locations/{location}'
 
     def resource_full_name(self, name, collection_name):
@@ -222,27 +230,41 @@ class GcpStandardCloudApiResource(GcpProjectApiResource):
 
     def _create_resource(self, collection: discovery.Resource, body: dict,
                          **kwargs):
-        logger.debug("Creating %s", body)
+        logger.info("Creating %s resource:\n%s", self.api_name,
+                    self._resource_pretty_format(body))
         create_req = collection.create(parent=self.parent(),
                                        body=body,
                                        **kwargs)
         self._execute(create_req)
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def _get_resource(collection: discovery.Resource, full_name):
+    @property
+    @abc.abstractmethod
+    def api_name(self) -> str:
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
+    @property
+    @abc.abstractmethod
+    def api_version(self) -> str:
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
+    def _get_resource(self, collection: discovery.Resource, full_name):
         resource = collection.get(name=full_name).execute()
-        logger.debug("Loaded %r", resource)
+        logger.info('Loaded %s:\n%s', full_name,
+                    self._resource_pretty_format(resource))
         return resource
 
-    def _delete_resource(self, collection: discovery.Resource, full_name: str):
+    def _delete_resource(self, collection: discovery.Resource,
+                         full_name: str) -> bool:
         logger.debug("Deleting %s", full_name)
         try:
             self._execute(collection.delete(name=full_name))
+            return True
         except googleapiclient.errors.HttpError as error:
-            # noinspection PyProtectedMember
-            reason = error._get_reason()
-            logger.info('Delete failed. Error: %s %s', error.resp.status,
-                        reason)
+            if error.resp and error.resp.status == 404:
+                logger.info('%s not deleted since it does not exist', full_name)
+            else:
+                logger.warning('Failed to delete %s, %r', full_name, error)
+        return False
 
     def _execute(self,
                  request,
@@ -255,7 +277,7 @@ class GcpStandardCloudApiResource(GcpProjectApiResource):
               timeout_sec=GcpProjectApiResource._WAIT_FOR_OPERATION_SEC):
         op_name = operation['name']
         logger.debug('Waiting for %s operation, timeout %s sec: %s',
-                     self.__class__.__name__, timeout_sec, op_name)
+                     self.api_name, timeout_sec, op_name)
 
         op_request = self.api.projects().locations().operations().get(
             name=op_name)
@@ -266,4 +288,4 @@ class GcpStandardCloudApiResource(GcpProjectApiResource):
 
         logger.debug('Completed operation: %s', operation)
         if 'error' in operation:
-            raise OperationError(self.__class__.__name__, operation)
+            raise OperationError(self.api_name, operation)
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/xds_k8s_test_driver/framework/infrastructure/gcp/compute.py b/tools/run_tests/xds_k8s_test_driver/framework/infrastructure/gcp/compute.py
index d02499ba6e8..5fa7738c3d6 100644
--- a/tools/run_tests/xds_k8s_test_driver/framework/infrastructure/gcp/compute.py
+++ b/tools/run_tests/xds_k8s_test_driver/framework/infrastructure/gcp/compute.py
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ class ComputeV1(gcp.api.GcpProjectApiResource):
     # TODO(sergiitk): move someplace better
     _WAIT_FOR_BACKEND_SEC = 1200
     _WAIT_FOR_OPERATION_SEC = 1200
-    _GCP_API_RETRIES = 5
 
     @dataclasses.dataclass(frozen=True)
     class GcpResource:
@@ -64,7 +63,7 @@ class ComputeV1(gcp.api.GcpProjectApiResource):
         })
 
     def delete_health_check(self, name):
-        self._delete_resource(self.api.healthChecks(), healthCheck=name)
+        self._delete_resource(self.api.healthChecks(), 'healthCheck', name)
 
     def create_backend_service_traffic_director(
             self,
@@ -110,7 +109,8 @@ class ComputeV1(gcp.api.GcpProjectApiResource):
                              backendService=backend_service.name)
 
     def delete_backend_service(self, name):
-        self._delete_resource(self.api.backendServices(), backendService=name)
+        self._delete_resource(self.api.backendServices(), 'backendService',
+                              name)
 
     def create_url_map(
             self,
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ class ComputeV1(gcp.api.GcpProjectApiResource):
             })
 
     def delete_url_map(self, name):
-        self._delete_resource(self.api.urlMaps(), urlMap=name)
+        self._delete_resource(self.api.urlMaps(), 'urlMap', name)
 
     def create_target_grpc_proxy(
             self,
@@ -153,8 +153,8 @@ class ComputeV1(gcp.api.GcpProjectApiResource):
         })
 
     def delete_target_grpc_proxy(self, name):
-        self._delete_resource(self.api.targetGrpcProxies(),
-                              targetGrpcProxy=name)
+        self._delete_resource(self.api.targetGrpcProxies(), 'targetGrpcProxy',
+                              name)
 
     def create_target_http_proxy(
             self,
@@ -167,8 +167,8 @@ class ComputeV1(gcp.api.GcpProjectApiResource):
         })
 
     def delete_target_http_proxy(self, name):
-        self._delete_resource(self.api.targetHttpProxies(),
-                              targetHttpProxy=name)
+        self._delete_resource(self.api.targetHttpProxies(), 'targetHttpProxy',
+                              name)
 
     def create_forwarding_rule(
             self,
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ class ComputeV1(gcp.api.GcpProjectApiResource):
 
     def delete_forwarding_rule(self, name):
         self._delete_resource(self.api.globalForwardingRules(),
-                              forwardingRule=name)
+                              'forwardingRule', name)
 
     @staticmethod
     def _network_endpoint_group_not_ready(neg):
@@ -279,29 +279,38 @@ class ComputeV1(gcp.api.GcpProjectApiResource):
     def _get_resource(self, collection: discovery.Resource,
                       **kwargs) -> GcpResource:
         resp = collection.get(project=self.project, **kwargs).execute()
-        logger.debug("Loaded %r", resp)
+        logger.info('Loaded compute resource:\n%s',
+                    self._resource_pretty_format(resp))
         return self.GcpResource(resp['name'], resp['selfLink'])
 
     def _insert_resource(self, collection: discovery.Resource,
                          body: Dict[str, Any]) -> GcpResource:
-        logger.debug("Creating %s", body)
+        logger.info('Creating compute resource:\n%s',
+                    self._resource_pretty_format(body))
         resp = self._execute(collection.insert(project=self.project, body=body))
         return self.GcpResource(body['name'], resp['targetLink'])
 
     def _patch_resource(self, collection, body, **kwargs):
-        logger.debug("Patching %s", body)
+        logger.info('Patching compute resource:\n%s',
+                    self._resource_pretty_format(body))
         self._execute(
             collection.patch(project=self.project, body=body, **kwargs))
 
-    def _delete_resource(self, collection, **kwargs):
+    def _delete_resource(self, collection: discovery.Resource,
+                         resource_type: str, resource_name: str) -> bool:
         try:
-            self._execute(collection.delete(project=self.project, **kwargs))
+            params = {"project": self.project, resource_type: resource_name}
+            self._execute(collection.delete(**params))
             return True
         except googleapiclient.errors.HttpError as error:
-            # noinspection PyProtectedMember
-            reason = error._get_reason()
-            logger.info('Delete failed. Error: %s %s', error.resp.status,
-                        reason)
+            if error.resp and error.resp.status == 404:
+                logger.info(
+                    'Resource %s "%s" not deleted since it does not exist',
+                    resource_type, resource_name)
+            else:
+                logger.warning('Failed to delete %s "%s", %r', resource_type,
+                               resource_name, error)
+        return False
 
     @staticmethod
     def _operation_status_done(operation):
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/xds_k8s_test_driver/framework/infrastructure/gcp/network_security.py b/tools/run_tests/xds_k8s_test_driver/framework/infrastructure/gcp/network_security.py
index 6ca8a051301..cb60840b376 100644
--- a/tools/run_tests/xds_k8s_test_driver/framework/infrastructure/gcp/network_security.py
+++ b/tools/run_tests/xds_k8s_test_driver/framework/infrastructure/gcp/network_security.py
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 class NetworkSecurityV1Alpha1(gcp.api.GcpStandardCloudApiResource):
-    API_NAME = 'networksecurity'
-    API_VERSION = 'v1alpha1'
     SERVER_TLS_POLICIES = 'serverTlsPolicies'
     CLIENT_TLS_POLICIES = 'clientTlsPolicies'
 
@@ -47,10 +45,18 @@ class NetworkSecurityV1Alpha1(gcp.api.GcpStandardCloudApiResource):
         create_time: str
 
     def __init__(self, api_manager: gcp.api.GcpApiManager, project: str):
-        super().__init__(api_manager.networksecurity(self.API_VERSION), project)
+        super().__init__(api_manager.networksecurity(self.api_version), project)
         # Shortcut to projects/*/locations/ endpoints
         self._api_locations = self.api.projects().locations()
 
+    @property
+    def api_name(self) -> str:
+        return 'networksecurity'
+
+    @property
+    def api_version(self) -> str:
+        return 'v1alpha1'
+
     def create_server_tls_policy(self, name, body: dict):
         return self._create_resource(self._api_locations.serverTlsPolicies(),
                                      body,
@@ -97,7 +103,7 @@ class NetworkSecurityV1Alpha1(gcp.api.GcpStandardCloudApiResource):
             collection=self._api_locations.clientTlsPolicies(),
             full_name=self.resource_full_name(name, self.CLIENT_TLS_POLICIES))
 
-    def _execute(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    def _execute(self, *args, **kwargs):  # pylint: disable=signature-differs
         # Workaround TD bug: throttled operations are reported as internal.
         # Ref b/175345578
         retryer = tenacity.Retrying(
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/xds_k8s_test_driver/framework/infrastructure/gcp/network_services.py b/tools/run_tests/xds_k8s_test_driver/framework/infrastructure/gcp/network_services.py
index 7b85787a2cb..b331ade69c6 100644
--- a/tools/run_tests/xds_k8s_test_driver/framework/infrastructure/gcp/network_services.py
+++ b/tools/run_tests/xds_k8s_test_driver/framework/infrastructure/gcp/network_services.py
@@ -24,9 +24,6 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 class NetworkServicesV1Alpha1(gcp.api.GcpStandardCloudApiResource):
-    API_NAME = 'networkservices'
-    API_VERSION = 'v1alpha1'
-    DEFAULT_GLOBAL = 'global'
     ENDPOINT_CONFIG_SELECTORS = 'endpointConfigSelectors'
 
     @dataclasses.dataclass(frozen=True)
@@ -42,10 +39,18 @@ class NetworkServicesV1Alpha1(gcp.api.GcpStandardCloudApiResource):
         create_time: str
 
     def __init__(self, api_manager: gcp.api.GcpApiManager, project: str):
-        super().__init__(api_manager.networkservices(self.API_VERSION), project)
+        super().__init__(api_manager.networkservices(self.api_version), project)
         # Shortcut to projects/*/locations/ endpoints
         self._api_locations = self.api.projects().locations()
 
+    @property
+    def api_name(self) -> str:
+        return 'networkservices'
+
+    @property
+    def api_version(self) -> str:
+        return 'v1alpha1'
+
     def create_endpoint_config_selector(self, name, body: dict):
         return self._create_resource(
             self._api_locations.endpointConfigSelectors(),
@@ -74,7 +79,7 @@ class NetworkServicesV1Alpha1(gcp.api.GcpStandardCloudApiResource):
             full_name=self.resource_full_name(name,
                                               self.ENDPOINT_CONFIG_SELECTORS))
 
-    def _execute(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    def _execute(self, *args, **kwargs):  # pylint: disable=signature-differs
         # Workaround TD bug: throttled operations are reported as internal.
         # Ref b/175345578
         retryer = tenacity.Retrying(
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/xds_k8s_test_driver/framework/infrastructure/k8s.py b/tools/run_tests/xds_k8s_test_driver/framework/infrastructure/k8s.py
index 287e525ca5e..ca446bc19d6 100644
--- a/tools/run_tests/xds_k8s_test_driver/framework/infrastructure/k8s.py
+++ b/tools/run_tests/xds_k8s_test_driver/framework/infrastructure/k8s.py
@@ -67,7 +67,11 @@ class KubernetesApiManager:
     @classmethod
     @functools.lru_cache(None)
     def _cached_api_client_for_context(cls, context: str) -> client.ApiClient:
-        return kubernetes.config.new_client_from_config(context=context)
+        client_instance = kubernetes.config.new_client_from_config(
+            context=context)
+        logger.info('Using kubernetes context "%s", active host: %s', context,
+                    client_instance.configuration.host)
+        return client_instance
 
 
 class PortForwardingError(Exception):
@@ -134,8 +138,8 @@ class KubernetesNamespace:
         def _wait_for_deleted_service_with_retry():
             service = self.get_service(name)
             if service is not None:
-                logger.info('Waiting for service %s to be deleted',
-                            service.metadata.name)
+                logger.debug('Waiting for service %s to be deleted',
+                             service.metadata.name)
             return service
 
         _wait_for_deleted_service_with_retry()
@@ -151,13 +155,13 @@ class KubernetesNamespace:
         def _wait_for_deleted_service_account_with_retry():
             service_account = self.get_service_account(name)
             if service_account is not None:
-                logger.info('Waiting for service account %s to be deleted',
-                            service_account.metadata.name)
+                logger.debug('Waiting for service account %s to be deleted',
+                             service_account.metadata.name)
             return service_account
 
         _wait_for_deleted_service_account_with_retry()
 
-    def wait_for_namespace_deleted(self, timeout_sec=240, wait_sec=2):
+    def wait_for_namespace_deleted(self, timeout_sec=240, wait_sec=5):
 
         @retrying.retry(retry_on_result=lambda r: r is not None,
                         stop_max_delay=timeout_sec * 1000,
@@ -165,8 +169,8 @@ class KubernetesNamespace:
         def _wait_for_deleted_namespace_with_retry():
             namespace = self.get()
             if namespace is not None:
-                logger.info('Waiting for namespace %s to be deleted',
-                            namespace.metadata.name)
+                logger.debug('Waiting for namespace %s to be deleted',
+                             namespace.metadata.name)
             return namespace
 
         _wait_for_deleted_namespace_with_retry()
@@ -179,7 +183,8 @@ class KubernetesNamespace:
         def _wait_for_service_neg():
             service = self.get_service(name)
             if self.NEG_STATUS_META not in service.metadata.annotations:
-                logger.info('Waiting for service %s NEG', service.metadata.name)
+                logger.debug('Waiting for service %s NEG',
+                             service.metadata.name)
                 return False
             return True
 
@@ -216,7 +221,7 @@ class KubernetesNamespace:
                                                name,
                                                count=1,
                                                timeout_sec=60,
-                                               wait_sec=1):
+                                               wait_sec=3):
 
         @retrying.retry(
             retry_on_result=lambda r: not self._replicas_available(r, count),
@@ -224,7 +229,7 @@ class KubernetesNamespace:
             wait_fixed=wait_sec * 1000)
         def _wait_for_deployment_available_replicas():
             deployment = self.get_deployment(name)
-            logger.info(
+            logger.debug(
                 'Waiting for deployment %s to have %s available '
                 'replicas, current count %s', deployment.metadata.name, count,
                 deployment.status.available_replicas)
@@ -243,7 +248,7 @@ class KubernetesNamespace:
         def _wait_for_deleted_deployment_with_retry():
             deployment = self.get_deployment(deployment_name)
             if deployment is not None:
-                logger.info(
+                logger.debug(
                     'Waiting for deployment %s to be deleted. '
                     'Non-terminated replicas: %s', deployment.metadata.name,
                     deployment.status.replicas)
@@ -266,8 +271,8 @@ class KubernetesNamespace:
                         wait_fixed=wait_sec * 1000)
         def _wait_for_pod_started():
             pod = self.get_pod(pod_name)
-            logger.info('Waiting for pod %s to start, current phase: %s',
-                        pod.metadata.name, pod.status.phase)
+            logger.debug('Waiting for pod %s to start, current phase: %s',
+                         pod.metadata.name, pod.status.phase)
             return pod
 
         _wait_for_pod_started()
@@ -324,8 +329,7 @@ class KubernetesNamespace:
         pf.kill()
         stdout, _stderr = pf.communicate(timeout=5)
         logger.info('Port forwarding stopped')
-        # TODO(sergiitk): make debug
-        logger.info('Port forwarding remaining stdout: %s', stdout)
+        logger.debug('Port forwarding remaining stdout: %s', stdout)
 
     @staticmethod
     def _pod_started(pod: V1Pod):
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/xds_k8s_test_driver/framework/infrastructure/traffic_director.py b/tools/run_tests/xds_k8s_test_driver/framework/infrastructure/traffic_director.py
index 8f5954de0dd..80c8d2e98bf 100644
--- a/tools/run_tests/xds_k8s_test_driver/framework/infrastructure/traffic_director.py
+++ b/tools/run_tests/xds_k8s_test_driver/framework/infrastructure/traffic_director.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class TrafficDirectorManager:
         self.backend_service: Optional[GcpResource] = None
         self.url_map: Optional[GcpResource] = None
         self.target_proxy: Optional[GcpResource] = None
-        # TODO(sergiitk): fix
+        # TODO(sergiitk): remove this flag once target proxy resource loaded
         self.target_proxy_is_http: bool = False
         self.forwarding_rule: Optional[GcpResource] = None
         self.backends: Set[ZonalGcpResource] = set()
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ class TrafficDirectorManager:
             raise ValueError('Health check %s already created, delete it first',
                              self.health_check.name)
         name = self._ns_name(self.HEALTH_CHECK_NAME)
-        logger.info('Creating %s Health Check %s', protocol.name, name)
+        logger.info('Creating %s Health Check "%s"', protocol.name, name)
         if protocol is HealthCheckProtocol.TCP:
             resource = self.compute.create_health_check_tcp(
                 name, use_serving_port=True)
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ class TrafficDirectorManager:
             name = self.health_check.name
         else:
             return
-        logger.info('Deleting Health Check %s', name)
+        logger.info('Deleting Health Check "%s"', name)
         self.compute.delete_health_check(name)
         self.health_check = None
 
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ class TrafficDirectorManager:
             self,
             protocol: BackendServiceProtocol = BackendServiceProtocol.GRPC):
         name = self._ns_name(self.BACKEND_SERVICE_NAME)
-        logger.info('Creating %s Backend Service %s', protocol.name, name)
+        logger.info('Creating %s Backend Service "%s"', protocol.name, name)
         resource = self.compute.create_backend_service_traffic_director(
             name, health_check=self.health_check, protocol=protocol)
         self.backend_service = resource
@@ -148,15 +148,16 @@ class TrafficDirectorManager:
             name = self.backend_service.name
         else:
             return
-        logger.info('Deleting Backend Service %s', name)
+        logger.info('Deleting Backend Service "%s"', name)
         self.compute.delete_backend_service(name)
         self.backend_service = None
 
     def backend_service_add_neg_backends(self, name, zones):
-        logger.info('Loading NEGs')
+        logger.info('Waiting for Network Endpoint Groups recognize endpoints.')
         for zone in zones:
             backend = self.compute.wait_for_network_endpoint_group(name, zone)
-            logger.info('Loaded NEG %s in zone %s', backend.name, backend.zone)
+            logger.info('Loaded NEG "%s" in zone %s', backend.name,
+                        backend.zone)
             self.backends.add(backend)
 
         self.backend_service_add_backends()
@@ -188,7 +189,7 @@ class TrafficDirectorManager:
         src_address = f'{src_host}:{src_port}'
         name = self._ns_name(self.URL_MAP_NAME)
         matcher_name = self._ns_name(self.URL_MAP_PATH_MATCHER_NAME)
-        logger.info('Creating URL map %s %s -> %s', name, src_address,
+        logger.info('Creating URL map "%s": %s -> %s', name, src_address,
                     self.backend_service.name)
         resource = self.compute.create_url_map(name, matcher_name,
                                                [src_address],
@@ -203,14 +204,14 @@ class TrafficDirectorManager:
             name = self.url_map.name
         else:
             return
-        logger.info('Deleting URL Map %s', name)
+        logger.info('Deleting URL Map "%s"', name)
         self.compute.delete_url_map(name)
         self.url_map = None
 
     def create_target_grpc_proxy(self):
         # TODO(sergiitk): merge with create_target_http_proxy()
         name = self._ns_name(self.TARGET_PROXY_NAME)
-        logger.info('Creating target GRPC proxy %s to url map %s', name,
+        logger.info('Creating target GRPC proxy "%s" to URL map %s', name,
                     self.url_map.name)
         resource = self.compute.create_target_grpc_proxy(name, self.url_map)
         self.target_proxy = resource
@@ -222,7 +223,7 @@ class TrafficDirectorManager:
             name = self.target_proxy.name
         else:
             return
-        logger.info('Deleting Target GRPC proxy %s', name)
+        logger.info('Deleting Target GRPC proxy "%s"', name)
         self.compute.delete_target_grpc_proxy(name)
         self.target_proxy = None
         self.target_proxy_is_http = False
@@ -230,7 +231,7 @@ class TrafficDirectorManager:
     def create_target_http_proxy(self):
         # TODO(sergiitk): merge with create_target_grpc_proxy()
         name = self._ns_name(self.TARGET_PROXY_NAME)
-        logger.info('Creating target HTTP proxy %s to url map %s', name,
+        logger.info('Creating target HTTP proxy "%s" to url map %s', name,
                     self.url_map.name)
         resource = self.compute.create_target_http_proxy(name, self.url_map)
         self.target_proxy = resource
@@ -243,7 +244,7 @@ class TrafficDirectorManager:
             name = self.target_proxy.name
         else:
             return
-        logger.info('Deleting HTTP Target proxy %s', name)
+        logger.info('Deleting HTTP Target proxy "%s"', name)
         self.compute.delete_target_http_proxy(name)
         self.target_proxy = None
         self.target_proxy_is_http = False
@@ -251,8 +252,9 @@ class TrafficDirectorManager:
     def create_forwarding_rule(self, src_port: int):
         name = self._ns_name(self.FORWARDING_RULE_NAME)
         src_port = int(src_port)
-        logging.info('Creating forwarding rule %s 0.0.0.0:%s -> %s in %s', name,
-                     src_port, self.target_proxy.url, self.network)
+        logging.info(
+            'Creating forwarding rule "%s" in network "%s": 0.0.0.0:%s -> %s',
+            name, self.network, src_port, self.target_proxy.url)
         resource = self.compute.create_forwarding_rule(name, src_port,
                                                        self.target_proxy,
                                                        self.network_url)
@@ -266,7 +268,7 @@ class TrafficDirectorManager:
             name = self.forwarding_rule.name
         else:
             return
-        logger.info('Deleting Forwarding rule %s', name)
+        logger.info('Deleting Forwarding rule "%s"', name)
         self.compute.delete_forwarding_rule(name)
         self.forwarding_rule = None
 
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/xds_k8s_test_driver/framework/rpc/grpc.py b/tools/run_tests/xds_k8s_test_driver/framework/rpc/grpc.py
index ce0f7659914..ef7e0d2a2ae 100644
--- a/tools/run_tests/xds_k8s_test_driver/framework/rpc/grpc.py
+++ b/tools/run_tests/xds_k8s_test_driver/framework/rpc/grpc.py
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ class GrpcClientHelper:
             req: Message,
             wait_for_ready_sec: Optional[int] = DEFAULT_WAIT_FOR_READY_SEC,
             connection_timeout_sec: Optional[
-                int] = DEFAULT_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT_SEC) -> Message:
+                int] = DEFAULT_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT_SEC,
+            log_level: Optional[int] = logging.DEBUG) -> Message:
         if wait_for_ready_sec is None:
             wait_for_ready_sec = self.DEFAULT_WAIT_FOR_READY_SEC
         if connection_timeout_sec is None:
@@ -56,14 +57,14 @@ class GrpcClientHelper:
         rpc_callable: grpc.UnaryUnaryMultiCallable = getattr(self.stub, rpc)
 
         call_kwargs = dict(wait_for_ready=True, timeout=timeout_sec)
-        self._log_debug(rpc, req, call_kwargs)
+        self._log_rpc_request(rpc, req, call_kwargs, log_level)
         return rpc_callable(req, **call_kwargs)
 
-    def _log_debug(self, rpc, req, call_kwargs):
-        logger.debug('RPC %s.%s(request=%s(%r), %s)',
-                     self.log_service_name, rpc, req.__class__.__name__,
-                     json_format.MessageToDict(req),
-                     ', '.join({f'{k}={v}' for k, v in call_kwargs.items()}))
+    def _log_rpc_request(self, rpc, req, call_kwargs, log_level=logging.DEBUG):
+        logger.log(logging.DEBUG if log_level is None else log_level,
+                   'RPC %s.%s(request=%s(%r), %s)', self.log_service_name, rpc,
+                   req.__class__.__name__, json_format.MessageToDict(req),
+                   ', '.join({f'{k}={v}' for k, v in call_kwargs.items()}))
 
 
 class GrpcApp:
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/xds_k8s_test_driver/framework/rpc/grpc_testing.py b/tools/run_tests/xds_k8s_test_driver/framework/rpc/grpc_testing.py
index aea22e8bf96..58fff6418a1 100644
--- a/tools/run_tests/xds_k8s_test_driver/framework/rpc/grpc_testing.py
+++ b/tools/run_tests/xds_k8s_test_driver/framework/rpc/grpc_testing.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 This contains helpers for gRPC services defined in
 https://github.com/grpc/grpc/blob/master/src/proto/grpc/testing/test.proto
 """
+import logging
 from typing import Optional
 
 import grpc
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ from src.proto.grpc.testing import messages_pb2
 
 # Type aliases
 _LoadBalancerStatsRequest = messages_pb2.LoadBalancerStatsRequest
-_LoadBalancerStatsResponse = messages_pb2.LoadBalancerStatsResponse
+LoadBalancerStatsResponse = messages_pb2.LoadBalancerStatsResponse
 
 
 class LoadBalancerStatsServiceClient(framework.rpc.grpc.GrpcClientHelper):
@@ -40,12 +41,13 @@ class LoadBalancerStatsServiceClient(framework.rpc.grpc.GrpcClientHelper):
             *,
             num_rpcs: int,
             timeout_sec: Optional[int] = STATS_PARTIAL_RESULTS_TIMEOUT_SEC,
-    ) -> _LoadBalancerStatsResponse:
+    ) -> LoadBalancerStatsResponse:
         if timeout_sec is None:
             timeout_sec = self.STATS_PARTIAL_RESULTS_TIMEOUT_SEC
 
         return self.call_unary_with_deadline(rpc='GetClientStats',
-                                             wait_for_ready_sec=timeout_sec,
                                              req=_LoadBalancerStatsRequest(
                                                  num_rpcs=num_rpcs,
-                                                 timeout_sec=timeout_sec))
+                                                 timeout_sec=timeout_sec),
+                                             wait_for_ready_sec=timeout_sec,
+                                             log_level=logging.INFO)
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/xds_k8s_test_driver/framework/test_app/base_runner.py b/tools/run_tests/xds_k8s_test_driver/framework/test_app/base_runner.py
index 85d7dbe0897..58a73d44a41 100644
--- a/tools/run_tests/xds_k8s_test_driver/framework/test_app/base_runner.py
+++ b/tools/run_tests/xds_k8s_test_driver/framework/test_app/base_runner.py
@@ -28,10 +28,9 @@ class RunnerError(Exception):
     """Error running app"""
 
 
-TEMPLATE_DIR = '../../kubernetes-manifests'
-
-
 class KubernetesBaseRunner:
+    TEMPLATE_DIR_NAME = 'kubernetes-manifests'
+    TEMPLATE_DIR_RELATIVE_PATH = f'../../{TEMPLATE_DIR_NAME}'
 
     def __init__(self,
                  k8s_namespace,
@@ -75,17 +74,19 @@ class KubernetesBaseRunner:
             for manifest in yml:
                 yield manifest
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def _template_file_from_name(template_name):
-        templates_path = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent / TEMPLATE_DIR
-        return templates_path.joinpath(template_name).absolute()
+    @classmethod
+    def _template_file_from_name(cls, template_name):
+        templates_path = (pathlib.Path(__file__).parent /
+                          cls.TEMPLATE_DIR_RELATIVE_PATH)
+        return templates_path.joinpath(template_name).resolve()
 
     def _create_from_template(self, template_name, **kwargs):
         template_file = self._template_file_from_name(template_name)
-        logger.info("Loading template: %s", template_file)
+        logger.debug("Loading k8s manifest template: %s", template_file)
 
         yaml_doc = self._render_template(template_file, **kwargs)
-        logger.info("Rendered template:\n%s\n", yaml_doc)
+        logger.info("Rendered template %s/%s:\n%s", self.TEMPLATE_DIR_NAME,
+                    template_name, yaml_doc)
 
         manifests = self._manifests_from_str(yaml_doc)
         manifest = next(manifests)
@@ -121,10 +122,11 @@ class KubernetesBaseRunner:
             raise RunnerError('Expected V1Namespace to be created '
                               f'from manifest {template}')
         if namespace.metadata.name != kwargs['namespace_name']:
-            raise RunnerError('Namespace created with unexpected name: '
+            raise RunnerError('V1Namespace created with unexpected name: '
                               f'{namespace.metadata.name}')
-        logger.info('Deployment %s created at %s', namespace.metadata.self_link,
-                    namespace.metadata.creation_timestamp)
+        logger.debug('V1Namespace %s created at %s',
+                     namespace.metadata.self_link,
+                     namespace.metadata.creation_timestamp)
         return namespace
 
     def _create_service_account(self, template,
@@ -136,9 +138,9 @@ class KubernetesBaseRunner:
         if resource.metadata.name != kwargs['service_account_name']:
             raise RunnerError('V1ServiceAccount created with unexpected name: '
                               f'{resource.metadata.name}')
-        logger.info('V1ServiceAccount %s created at %s',
-                    resource.metadata.self_link,
-                    resource.metadata.creation_timestamp)
+        logger.debug('V1ServiceAccount %s created at %s',
+                     resource.metadata.self_link,
+                     resource.metadata.creation_timestamp)
         return resource
 
     def _create_deployment(self, template, **kwargs) -> k8s.V1Deployment:
@@ -147,11 +149,11 @@ class KubernetesBaseRunner:
             raise RunnerError('Expected V1Deployment to be created '
                               f'from manifest {template}')
         if deployment.metadata.name != kwargs['deployment_name']:
-            raise RunnerError('Deployment created with unexpected name: '
+            raise RunnerError('V1Deployment created with unexpected name: '
                               f'{deployment.metadata.name}')
-        logger.info('Deployment %s created at %s',
-                    deployment.metadata.self_link,
-                    deployment.metadata.creation_timestamp)
+        logger.debug('V1Deployment %s created at %s',
+                     deployment.metadata.self_link,
+                     deployment.metadata.creation_timestamp)
         return deployment
 
     def _create_service(self, template, **kwargs) -> k8s.V1Service:
@@ -160,13 +162,14 @@ class KubernetesBaseRunner:
             raise RunnerError('Expected V1Service to be created '
                               f'from manifest {template}')
         if service.metadata.name != kwargs['service_name']:
-            raise RunnerError('Service created with unexpected name: '
+            raise RunnerError('V1Service created with unexpected name: '
                               f'{service.metadata.name}')
-        logger.info('Service %s created at %s', service.metadata.self_link,
-                    service.metadata.creation_timestamp)
+        logger.debug('V1Service %s created at %s', service.metadata.self_link,
+                     service.metadata.creation_timestamp)
         return service
 
     def _delete_deployment(self, name, wait_for_deletion=True):
+        logger.info('Deleting deployment %s', name)
         try:
             self.k8s_namespace.delete_deployment(name)
         except k8s.ApiException as e:
@@ -176,9 +179,10 @@ class KubernetesBaseRunner:
 
         if wait_for_deletion:
             self.k8s_namespace.wait_for_deployment_deleted(name)
-        logger.info('Deployment %s deleted', name)
+        logger.debug('Deployment %s deleted', name)
 
     def _delete_service(self, name, wait_for_deletion=True):
+        logger.info('Deleting service %s', name)
         try:
             self.k8s_namespace.delete_service(name)
         except k8s.ApiException as e:
@@ -188,9 +192,10 @@ class KubernetesBaseRunner:
 
         if wait_for_deletion:
             self.k8s_namespace.wait_for_service_deleted(name)
-        logger.info('Service %s deleted', name)
+        logger.debug('Service %s deleted', name)
 
     def _delete_service_account(self, name, wait_for_deletion=True):
+        logger.info('Deleting service account %s', name)
         try:
             self.k8s_namespace.delete_service_account(name)
         except k8s.ApiException as e:
@@ -200,9 +205,10 @@ class KubernetesBaseRunner:
 
         if wait_for_deletion:
             self.k8s_namespace.wait_for_service_account_deleted(name)
-        logger.info('Service account %s deleted', name)
+        logger.debug('Service account %s deleted', name)
 
     def _delete_namespace(self, wait_for_deletion=True):
+        logger.info('Deleting namespace %s', self.k8s_namespace.name)
         try:
             self.k8s_namespace.delete()
         except k8s.ApiException as e:
@@ -212,10 +218,10 @@ class KubernetesBaseRunner:
 
         if wait_for_deletion:
             self.k8s_namespace.wait_for_namespace_deleted()
-        logger.info('Namespace %s deleted', self.k8s_namespace.name)
+        logger.debug('Namespace %s deleted', self.k8s_namespace.name)
 
     def _wait_deployment_with_available_replicas(self, name, count=1, **kwargs):
-        logger.info('Waiting for deployment %s to have %s available replicas',
+        logger.info('Waiting for deployment %s to have %s available replica(s)',
                     name, count)
         self.k8s_namespace.wait_for_deployment_available_replicas(
             name, count, **kwargs)
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/xds_k8s_test_driver/framework/test_app/client_app.py b/tools/run_tests/xds_k8s_test_driver/framework/test_app/client_app.py
index 1a63d28f56c..6d6eaa714b1 100644
--- a/tools/run_tests/xds_k8s_test_driver/framework/test_app/client_app.py
+++ b/tools/run_tests/xds_k8s_test_driver/framework/test_app/client_app.py
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class XdsTestClient(framework.rpc.grpc.GrpcApp):
             *,
             num_rpcs: int,
             timeout_sec: Optional[int] = None,
-    ) -> grpc_testing._LoadBalancerStatsResponse:
+    ) -> grpc_testing.LoadBalancerStatsResponse:
         """
         Shortcut to LoadBalancerStatsServiceClient.get_client_stats()
         """
@@ -86,19 +86,22 @@ class XdsTestClient(framework.rpc.grpc.GrpcApp):
         retryer = tenacity.Retrying(
             retry=(tenacity.retry_if_result(lambda r: r is None) |
                    tenacity.retry_if_exception_type()),
-            wait=tenacity.wait_exponential(max=10),
+            wait=tenacity.wait_exponential(min=10, max=25),
             stop=tenacity.stop_after_delay(60 * 3),
             reraise=True)
+        logger.info(
+            'Waiting for client %s to establish READY gRPC channel with %s',
+            self.ip, self.server_target)
         channel = retryer(self.get_active_server_channel)
-        logger.info('Active server channel found: channel_id: %s, %s',
-                    channel.ref.channel_id, channel.ref.name)
-        logger.debug('Server channel:\n%r', channel)
+        logger.info(
+            'gRPC channel between client %s and %s transitioned to READY:\n%s',
+            self.ip, self.server_target, channel)
 
     def get_active_server_channel(self) -> Optional[grpc_channelz.Channel]:
         for channel in self.get_server_channels():
             state: _ChannelConnectivityState = channel.data.state
-            logger.debug('Server channel: %s, state: %s', channel.ref.name,
-                         _ChannelConnectivityState.State.Name(state.state))
+            logger.info('Server channel: %s, state: %s', channel.ref.name,
+                        _ChannelConnectivityState.State.Name(state.state))
             if state.state is _ChannelConnectivityState.READY:
                 return channel
         raise self.NotFound('Client has no active channel with the server')
@@ -198,8 +201,8 @@ class KubernetesClientRunner(base_runner.KubernetesBaseRunner):
 
         # Experimental, for local debugging.
         if self.debug_use_port_forwarding:
-            logger.info('Enabling port forwarding from %s:%s', pod_ip,
-                        self.stats_port)
+            logger.info('LOCAL DEV MODE: Enabling port forwarding to %s:%s',
+                        pod_ip, self.stats_port)
             self.port_forwarder = self.k8s_namespace.port_forward_pod(
                 pod, remote_port=self.stats_port)
             rpc_host = self.k8s_namespace.PORT_FORWARD_LOCAL_ADDRESS
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/xds_k8s_test_driver/framework/test_app/server_app.py b/tools/run_tests/xds_k8s_test_driver/framework/test_app/server_app.py
index 05810c66027..6f4fdc6b6cd 100644
--- a/tools/run_tests/xds_k8s_test_driver/framework/test_app/server_app.py
+++ b/tools/run_tests/xds_k8s_test_driver/framework/test_app/server_app.py
@@ -233,8 +233,8 @@ class KubernetesServerRunner(base_runner.KubernetesBaseRunner):
         rpc_host = None
         # Experimental, for local debugging.
         if self.debug_use_port_forwarding:
-            logger.info('Enabling port forwarding from %s:%s', pod_ip,
-                        maintenance_port)
+            logger.info('LOCAL DEV MODE: Enabling port forwarding to %s:%s',
+                        pod_ip, maintenance_port)
             self.port_forwarder = self.k8s_namespace.port_forward_pod(
                 pod, remote_port=maintenance_port)
             rpc_host = self.k8s_namespace.PORT_FORWARD_LOCAL_ADDRESS
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/xds_k8s_test_driver/framework/xds_k8s_testcase.py b/tools/run_tests/xds_k8s_test_driver/framework/xds_k8s_testcase.py
index 4a39988fb0d..02bf89715f4 100644
--- a/tools/run_tests/xds_k8s_test_driver/framework/xds_k8s_testcase.py
+++ b/tools/run_tests/xds_k8s_test_driver/framework/xds_k8s_testcase.py
@@ -21,10 +21,11 @@ from absl.testing import absltest
 
 from framework import xds_flags
 from framework import xds_k8s_flags
-from framework.infrastructure import k8s
 from framework.infrastructure import gcp
+from framework.infrastructure import k8s
 from framework.infrastructure import traffic_director
 from framework.rpc import grpc_channelz
+from framework.rpc import grpc_testing
 from framework.test_app import client_app
 from framework.test_app import server_app
 
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ flags.adopt_module_key_flags(xds_k8s_flags)
 # Type aliases
 XdsTestServer = server_app.XdsTestServer
 XdsTestClient = client_app.XdsTestClient
+_LoadBalancerStatsResponse = grpc_testing.LoadBalancerStatsResponse
 
 
 class XdsKubernetesTestCase(absltest.TestCase):
@@ -99,7 +101,7 @@ class XdsKubernetesTestCase(absltest.TestCase):
         cls.gcp_api_manager.close()
 
     def tearDown(self):
-        logger.debug('######## tearDown(): resource cleanup initiated ########')
+        logger.info('----- TestMethod %s teardown -----', self.id())
         self.td.cleanup(force=self.force_cleanup)
         self.client_runner.cleanup(force=self.force_cleanup)
         self.server_runner.cleanup(force=self.force_cleanup,
@@ -120,19 +122,22 @@ class XdsKubernetesTestCase(absltest.TestCase):
                              test_client: XdsTestClient,
                              num_rpcs: int = 100):
         # Run the test
+        lb_stats: _LoadBalancerStatsResponse
         lb_stats = test_client.get_load_balancer_stats(num_rpcs=num_rpcs)
+        logger.info(
+            'Received LoadBalancerStatsResponse from test client %s:\n%s',
+            test_client.ip, lb_stats)
         # Check the results
         self.assertAllBackendsReceivedRpcs(lb_stats)
         self.assertFailedRpcsAtMost(lb_stats, 0)
 
     def assertAllBackendsReceivedRpcs(self, lb_stats):
         # TODO(sergiitk): assert backends length
-        logger.info(lb_stats.rpcs_by_peer)
         for backend, rpcs_count in lb_stats.rpcs_by_peer.items():
             self.assertGreater(
                 int(rpcs_count),
                 0,
-                msg='Backend {backend} did not receive a single RPC')
+                msg=f'Backend {backend} did not receive a single RPC')
 
     def assertFailedRpcsAtMost(self, lb_stats, limit):
         failed = int(lb_stats.num_failures)
@@ -188,8 +193,6 @@ class RegularXdsKubernetesTestCase(XdsKubernetesTestCase):
                         **kwargs) -> XdsTestClient:
         test_client = self.client_runner.run(server_target=test_server.xds_uri,
                                              **kwargs)
-        logger.debug('Waiting fot the client to establish healthy channel with '
-                     'the server')
         test_client.wait_for_active_server_channel()
         return test_client
 
@@ -263,8 +266,6 @@ class SecurityXdsKubernetesTestCase(XdsKubernetesTestCase):
         test_client = self.client_runner.run(server_target=test_server.xds_uri,
                                              secure_mode=True,
                                              **kwargs)
-        logger.debug('Waiting fot the client to establish healthy channel with '
-                     'the server')
         test_client.wait_for_active_server_channel()
         return test_client
 
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/xds_k8s_test_driver/kubernetes-manifests/client-secure.deployment.yaml b/tools/run_tests/xds_k8s_test_driver/kubernetes-manifests/client-secure.deployment.yaml
index d583d6eda25..18630ad5ce9 100644
--- a/tools/run_tests/xds_k8s_test_driver/kubernetes-manifests/client-secure.deployment.yaml
+++ b/tools/run_tests/xds_k8s_test_driver/kubernetes-manifests/client-secure.deployment.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+---
 apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: Deployment
 metadata:
@@ -78,3 +79,4 @@ spec:
         - name: gke-spiffe-certs-volume
           csi:
             driver: certs.spiffe.gke.io
+...
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/xds_k8s_test_driver/kubernetes-manifests/client.deployment.yaml b/tools/run_tests/xds_k8s_test_driver/kubernetes-manifests/client.deployment.yaml
index ef1d30401b9..793bef61ffa 100644
--- a/tools/run_tests/xds_k8s_test_driver/kubernetes-manifests/client.deployment.yaml
+++ b/tools/run_tests/xds_k8s_test_driver/kubernetes-manifests/client.deployment.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+---
 apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: Deployment
 metadata:
@@ -65,3 +66,4 @@ spec:
         - name: grpc-td-conf
           emptyDir:
             medium: Memory
+...
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/xds_k8s_test_driver/kubernetes-manifests/namespace.yaml b/tools/run_tests/xds_k8s_test_driver/kubernetes-manifests/namespace.yaml
index a29aed9681f..8b8153a2042 100644
--- a/tools/run_tests/xds_k8s_test_driver/kubernetes-manifests/namespace.yaml
+++ b/tools/run_tests/xds_k8s_test_driver/kubernetes-manifests/namespace.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+---
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Namespace
 metadata:
@@ -5,3 +6,4 @@ metadata:
   labels:
     name: ${namespace_name}
     owner: xds-k8s-interop-test
+...
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/xds_k8s_test_driver/kubernetes-manifests/server-secure.deployment.yaml b/tools/run_tests/xds_k8s_test_driver/kubernetes-manifests/server-secure.deployment.yaml
index bf5fb0e2aa4..0687aa00067 100644
--- a/tools/run_tests/xds_k8s_test_driver/kubernetes-manifests/server-secure.deployment.yaml
+++ b/tools/run_tests/xds_k8s_test_driver/kubernetes-manifests/server-secure.deployment.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+---
 apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: Deployment
 metadata:
@@ -77,3 +78,4 @@ spec:
         - name: gke-spiffe-certs-volume
           csi:
             driver: certs.spiffe.gke.io
+...
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/xds_k8s_test_driver/kubernetes-manifests/server.deployment.yaml b/tools/run_tests/xds_k8s_test_driver/kubernetes-manifests/server.deployment.yaml
index 17c742bf57f..e3ace2ebbe8 100644
--- a/tools/run_tests/xds_k8s_test_driver/kubernetes-manifests/server.deployment.yaml
+++ b/tools/run_tests/xds_k8s_test_driver/kubernetes-manifests/server.deployment.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+---
 apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: Deployment
 metadata:
@@ -32,3 +33,4 @@ spec:
           requests:
             cpu: 100m
             memory: 512Mi
+...
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/xds_k8s_test_driver/kubernetes-manifests/server.service.yaml b/tools/run_tests/xds_k8s_test_driver/kubernetes-manifests/server.service.yaml
index 40eb2aebd28..376de175015 100644
--- a/tools/run_tests/xds_k8s_test_driver/kubernetes-manifests/server.service.yaml
+++ b/tools/run_tests/xds_k8s_test_driver/kubernetes-manifests/server.service.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+---
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Service
 metadata:
@@ -15,3 +16,4 @@ spec:
   - port: ${test_port}
     protocol: TCP
     targetPort: ${test_port}
+...
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/xds_k8s_test_driver/kubernetes-manifests/service-account.yaml b/tools/run_tests/xds_k8s_test_driver/kubernetes-manifests/service-account.yaml
index 773577d04da..35d99dfae51 100644
--- a/tools/run_tests/xds_k8s_test_driver/kubernetes-manifests/service-account.yaml
+++ b/tools/run_tests/xds_k8s_test_driver/kubernetes-manifests/service-account.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+---
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: ServiceAccount
 metadata:
@@ -7,3 +8,4 @@ metadata:
     owner: xds-k8s-interop-test
   annotations:
     iam.gke.io/gcp-service-account: ${gcp_service_account}
+...