diff --git a/functions/kubernetes/charts/shuffle/templates/orborus/orborus-dpl.yaml b/functions/kubernetes/charts/shuffle/templates/orborus/orborus-dpl.yaml
index 88f19bed..da5f502e 100644
--- a/functions/kubernetes/charts/shuffle/templates/orborus/orborus-dpl.yaml
+++ b/functions/kubernetes/charts/shuffle/templates/orborus/orborus-dpl.yaml
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ spec:
           args: {{- include "common.tplvalues.render" (dict "value" .Values.orborus.args "context" $) | nindent 12 }}
           {{- end }}
           env:
+            - name: CLEANUP
+              value: "false" # Do not remove resources when restarting orborus
             {{- $env := include "shuffle.orborus.env" . | fromYaml }}
             {{- range $key, $val := $env }}
             - name: {{ $key | quote }}
diff --git a/functions/kubernetes/charts/shuffle/templates/shuffle-worker/shuffle-worker-dpl.yaml b/functions/kubernetes/charts/shuffle/templates/shuffle-worker/shuffle-worker-dpl.yaml
index c60a42e0..1e724ab3 100644
--- a/functions/kubernetes/charts/shuffle/templates/shuffle-worker/shuffle-worker-dpl.yaml
+++ b/functions/kubernetes/charts/shuffle/templates/shuffle-worker/shuffle-worker-dpl.yaml
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ spec:
           args: {{- include "common.tplvalues.render" (dict "value" .Values.worker.args "context" $) | nindent 12 }}
           {{- end }}
           env:
+            - name: CLEANUP
+              value: "false" # Do not remove resources when restarting worker
             {{- $env := include "shuffle.workerInstance.env" . | fromYaml }}
             {{- range $key, $val := $env }}
             - name: {{ $key | quote }}