diff --git a/test/e2e_env/gatewayapi/conformance_test.go b/test/e2e_env/gatewayapi/conformance_test.go
index 42d35641ae24..9db3699c4e9e 100644
--- a/test/e2e_env/gatewayapi/conformance_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e_env/gatewayapi/conformance_test.go
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@ func TestConformance(t *testing.T) {
 		RestConfig:           clientConfig,
 		Clientset:            clientset,
 		GatewayClassName:     "kuma",
-		CleanupBaseResources: !Config.Debug, // we need to keep the resources to collect logs when Debug is enabled
-		Debug:                Config.Debug,  // controls if request details should be printed to stdout
+		CleanupBaseResources: true,
+		Debug:                Config.Debug, // controls if request details should be printed to stdout
 		NamespaceLabels: map[string]string{
 			metadata.KumaSidecarInjectionAnnotation: metadata.AnnotationEnabled,
 		},