diff --git a/.github/actions/e2e-deploy-vald-readreplica/action.yaml b/.github/actions/e2e-deploy-vald-readreplica/action.yaml
index cfcdad536e..9a986bb6db 100644
--- a/.github/actions/e2e-deploy-vald-readreplica/action.yaml
+++ b/.github/actions/e2e-deploy-vald-readreplica/action.yaml
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ runs:
       if: ${{ inputs.use_local_charts == 'true' }}
       run: |
         make k8s/vald-readreplica/deploy HELM_VALUES=${VALUES} HELM_EXTRA_OPTIONS="${HELM_EXTRA_OPTIONS}"
+        kubectl delete pod --selector="app=vald-lb-gateway"
 
         sleep 3