diff --git a/bootstrap/pkg/apis/apps/kfdef/v1alpha1/application_types.go b/bootstrap/pkg/apis/apps/kfdef/v1alpha1/application_types.go
index 2841f9957be..a105298e4ab 100644
--- a/bootstrap/pkg/apis/apps/kfdef/v1alpha1/application_types.go
+++ b/bootstrap/pkg/apis/apps/kfdef/v1alpha1/application_types.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ type KfDefSpec struct {
 	SkipInitProject        bool   `json:"skipInitProject,omitempty"`
 	UseIstio               bool   `json:"useIstio"`
 	ServerVersion          string `json:"serverVersion,omitempty"`
-	DeleteStorage          bool   `json:"deleteStorage"`
+	DeleteStorage          bool   `json:"deleteStorage,omitempty"`
 }
 
 var DefaultRegistry = &RegistryConfig{
diff --git a/bootstrap/pkg/kfapp/coordinator/coordinator.go b/bootstrap/pkg/kfapp/coordinator/coordinator.go
index 1f262fb2c6f..94cd0588d4b 100644
--- a/bootstrap/pkg/kfapp/coordinator/coordinator.go
+++ b/bootstrap/pkg/kfapp/coordinator/coordinator.go
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ func LoadKfApp(options map[string]interface{}) (kftypes.KfApp, error) {
 	if options[string(kftypes.MOUNT_LOCAL)] != nil {
 		kfdef.Spec.MountLocal = options[string(kftypes.MOUNT_LOCAL)].(bool)
 	}
-	if options[string(kftypes.DELETE_STORAGE)] != nil {
+	if options[string(kftypes.DELETE_STORAGE)] != nil && kfdef.Spec.Platform == kftypes.GCP {
 		kfdef.Spec.DeleteStorage = options[string(kftypes.DELETE_STORAGE)].(bool)
 	}
 	pApp := GetKfApp(kfdef)