diff --git a/microsoft/testsuites/gpu/gpusuite.py b/microsoft/testsuites/gpu/gpusuite.py
index 7556114d68..50c6c9268c 100644
--- a/microsoft/testsuites/gpu/gpusuite.py
+++ b/microsoft/testsuites/gpu/gpusuite.py
@@ -415,6 +415,9 @@ def _install_driver(node: Node, log_path: Path, log: Logger) -> None:
 
     __install_driver_using_sdk(node, log, log_path)
 
+    # Enabling nvidia persistence mode which is recommended by NVIDIA
+    node.execute(f"sudo nvidia-persistenced --persistence-mode")
+
 
 def _gpu_provision_check(min_pci_count: int, node: Node, log: Logger) -> None:
     lspci = node.tools[Lspci]