diff --git a/managed/src/main/java/com/yugabyte/yw/commissioner/tasks/UniverseTaskBase.java b/managed/src/main/java/com/yugabyte/yw/commissioner/tasks/UniverseTaskBase.java
index 898b3331bf1b..dec81e198a4b 100644
--- a/managed/src/main/java/com/yugabyte/yw/commissioner/tasks/UniverseTaskBase.java
+++ b/managed/src/main/java/com/yugabyte/yw/commissioner/tasks/UniverseTaskBase.java
@@ -267,7 +267,6 @@ public abstract class UniverseTaskBase extends AbstractTaskBase {
           TaskType.EditKubernetesUniverse,
           TaskType.RestartUniverseKubernetesUpgrade,
           TaskType.CertsRotateKubernetesUpgrade,
-          TaskType.ConfigureDBApisKubernetes,
           TaskType.GFlagsUpgrade,
           TaskType.SoftwareUpgrade,
           TaskType.SoftwareUpgradeYB,
diff --git a/managed/src/main/java/com/yugabyte/yw/commissioner/tasks/upgrade/ConfigureDBApis.java b/managed/src/main/java/com/yugabyte/yw/commissioner/tasks/upgrade/ConfigureDBApis.java
index ea9a3a153725..aad7940a947b 100644
--- a/managed/src/main/java/com/yugabyte/yw/commissioner/tasks/upgrade/ConfigureDBApis.java
+++ b/managed/src/main/java/com/yugabyte/yw/commissioner/tasks/upgrade/ConfigureDBApis.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 import com.google.inject.Inject;
 import com.yugabyte.yw.commissioner.BaseTaskDependencies;
+import com.yugabyte.yw.commissioner.ITask.Abortable;
 import com.yugabyte.yw.commissioner.UpgradeTaskBase;
 import com.yugabyte.yw.commissioner.UserTaskDetails.SubTaskGroupType;
 import com.yugabyte.yw.forms.ConfigureDBApiParams;
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
+@Abortable
 public class ConfigureDBApis extends UpgradeTaskBase {
 
   @Inject
diff --git a/managed/src/main/java/com/yugabyte/yw/commissioner/tasks/upgrade/ConfigureDBApisKubernetes.java b/managed/src/main/java/com/yugabyte/yw/commissioner/tasks/upgrade/ConfigureDBApisKubernetes.java
index 37a69a298834..ff1de2a5cd69 100644
--- a/managed/src/main/java/com/yugabyte/yw/commissioner/tasks/upgrade/ConfigureDBApisKubernetes.java
+++ b/managed/src/main/java/com/yugabyte/yw/commissioner/tasks/upgrade/ConfigureDBApisKubernetes.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 import com.google.inject.Inject;
 import com.yugabyte.yw.commissioner.BaseTaskDependencies;
+import com.yugabyte.yw.commissioner.ITask.Abortable;
 import com.yugabyte.yw.commissioner.KubernetesUpgradeTaskBase;
 import com.yugabyte.yw.commissioner.UserTaskDetails.SubTaskGroupType;
 import com.yugabyte.yw.forms.ConfigureDBApiParams;
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@
 import com.yugabyte.yw.forms.UniverseTaskParams.CommunicationPorts;
 import com.yugabyte.yw.models.Universe;
 
+@Abortable
 public class ConfigureDBApisKubernetes extends KubernetesUpgradeTaskBase {
 
   @Inject