diff --git a/tools/run_tests/xds_k8s_test_driver/config/url-map.cfg b/tools/run_tests/xds_k8s_test_driver/config/url-map.cfg
index 2518b72a74b..de54614c49d 100644
--- a/tools/run_tests/xds_k8s_test_driver/config/url-map.cfg
+++ b/tools/run_tests/xds_k8s_test_driver/config/url-map.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 --resource_suffix=interop-psm-url-map
---strategy=reuse
+--strategy=keep
 # TODO(lidiz): Remove the next line when xds port randomization supported.
 --server_xds_port=8848
 # NOTE(lidiz) we pin the server image to java-server because: