diff --git a/stack_orchestrator/deploy/compose/deploy_docker.py b/stack_orchestrator/deploy/compose/deploy_docker.py
index ffde91c2..565fcfa2 100644
--- a/stack_orchestrator/deploy/compose/deploy_docker.py
+++ b/stack_orchestrator/deploy/compose/deploy_docker.py
@@ -29,14 +29,14 @@ class DockerDeployer(Deployer):
                                    compose_env_file=compose_env_file)
         self.type = type
 
-    def up(self, detach, services):
+    def up(self, detach, skip_cluster_management, services):
         if not opts.o.dry_run:
             try:
                 return self.docker.compose.up(detach=detach, services=services)
             except DockerException as e:
                 raise DeployerException(e)
 
-    def down(self, timeout, volumes):
+    def down(self, timeout, volumes, skip_cluster_management):
         if not opts.o.dry_run:
             try:
                 return self.docker.compose.down(timeout=timeout, volumes=volumes)
diff --git a/stack_orchestrator/deploy/deploy.py b/stack_orchestrator/deploy/deploy.py
index 9ba46732..f8802758 100644
--- a/stack_orchestrator/deploy/deploy.py
+++ b/stack_orchestrator/deploy/deploy.py
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ def up_operation(ctx, services_list, stay_attached=False, skip_cluster_managemen
         print(f"Running compose up with container_exec_env: {container_exec_env}, extra_args: {services_list}")
     for pre_start_command in cluster_context.pre_start_commands:
         _run_command(global_context, cluster_context.cluster, pre_start_command)
-    deploy_context.deployer.up(detach=not stay_attached, services=services_list)
+    deploy_context.deployer.up(detach=not stay_attached, skip_cluster_management=skip_cluster_management, services=services_list)
     for post_start_command in cluster_context.post_start_commands:
         _run_command(global_context, cluster_context.cluster, post_start_command)
     _orchestrate_cluster_config(global_context, cluster_context.config, deploy_context.deployer, container_exec_env)
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ def down_operation(ctx, delete_volumes, extra_args_list, skip_cluster_management
     if extra_args_list:
         timeout_arg = extra_args_list[0]
     # Specify shutdown timeout (default 10s) to give services enough time to shutdown gracefully
-    ctx.obj.deployer.down(timeout=timeout_arg, volumes=delete_volumes)
+    ctx.obj.deployer.down(timeout=timeout_arg, volumes=delete_volumes, skip_cluster_management=skip_cluster_management)
 
 
 def status_operation(ctx):
diff --git a/stack_orchestrator/deploy/deployer.py b/stack_orchestrator/deploy/deployer.py
index 2df784a2..15db44c2 100644
--- a/stack_orchestrator/deploy/deployer.py
+++ b/stack_orchestrator/deploy/deployer.py
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ from pathlib import Path
 class Deployer(ABC):
 
     @abstractmethod
-    def up(self, detach, services):
+    def up(self, detach, skip_cluster_management, services):
         pass
 
     @abstractmethod
-    def down(self, timeout, volumes):
+    def down(self, timeout, volumes, skip_cluster_management):
         pass
 
     @abstractmethod
diff --git a/stack_orchestrator/deploy/k8s/deploy_k8s.py b/stack_orchestrator/deploy/k8s/deploy_k8s.py
index 81cd02b2..b254fd4c 100644
--- a/stack_orchestrator/deploy/k8s/deploy_k8s.py
+++ b/stack_orchestrator/deploy/k8s/deploy_k8s.py
@@ -206,7 +206,8 @@ class K8sDeployer(Deployer):
                                 return cert
         return None
 
-    def up(self, detach, services):
+    def up(self, detach, skip_cluster_management, services):
+        self.skip_cluster_management = skip_cluster_management
         if not opts.o.dry_run:
             if self.is_kind() and not self.skip_cluster_management:
                 # Create the kind cluster
@@ -263,7 +264,8 @@ class K8sDeployer(Deployer):
                     print("NodePort created:")
                     print(f"{nodeport_resp}")
 
-    def down(self, timeout, volumes):  # noqa: C901
+    def down(self, timeout, volumes, skip_cluster_management):  # noqa: C901
+        self.skip_cluster_management = skip_cluster_management
         self.connect_api()
         # Delete the k8s objects