diff --git a/api/http/handler/stacks/create_kubernetes_stack.go b/api/http/handler/stacks/create_kubernetes_stack.go
index e137a7c20..654bda92f 100644
--- a/api/http/handler/stacks/create_kubernetes_stack.go
+++ b/api/http/handler/stacks/create_kubernetes_stack.go
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ func (handler *Handler) createKubernetesStackFromFileContent(w http.ResponseWrit
 		Output: output,
 	}
 
+	doCleanUp = false
 	return response.JSON(w, resp)
 }