diff --git a/infrastructure/nginx-system/release.yaml b/infrastructure/nginx-system/release.yaml
index 5339732b387c115560af20bf548a70877d9f1bd3..ba5395d4ce30cba946b44423a23e42badad3303b 100644
--- a/infrastructure/nginx-system/release.yaml
+++ b/infrastructure/nginx-system/release.yaml
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ spec:
         ## Set external traffic policy to: "Local" to preserve source IP on
         ## providers supporting it
         ## Ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/tutorials/services/source-ip/#source-ip-for-services-with-typeloadbalancer
-        # externalTrafficPolicy: ""
+        externalTrafficPolicy: "Local"
 
         # Must be either "None" or "ClientIP" if set. Kubernetes will default to "None".
         # Ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/service/#virtual-ips-and-service-proxies