diff --git a/framework/xds_k8s_testcase.py b/framework/xds_k8s_testcase.py
index a5044476..57389a91 100644
--- a/framework/xds_k8s_testcase.py
+++ b/framework/xds_k8s_testcase.py
@@ -906,7 +906,7 @@ def initTrafficDirectorManager(self) -> TrafficDirectorSecureManager:
             compute_api_version=self.compute_api_version,
         )
 
-    def initKubernetesServerRunner(self) -> KubernetesServerRunner:
+    def initKubernetesServerRunner(self, **kwargs) -> KubernetesServerRunner:
         return KubernetesServerRunner(
             k8s.KubernetesNamespace(
                 self.k8s_api_manager, self.server_namespace
@@ -921,9 +921,10 @@ def initKubernetesServerRunner(self) -> KubernetesServerRunner:
             xds_server_uri=self.xds_server_uri,
             deployment_template="server-secure.deployment.yaml",
             debug_use_port_forwarding=self.debug_use_port_forwarding,
+            **kwargs,
         )
 
-    def initKubernetesClientRunner(self) -> KubernetesClientRunner:
+    def initKubernetesClientRunner(self, **kwargs) -> KubernetesClientRunner:
         return KubernetesClientRunner(
             k8s.KubernetesNamespace(
                 self.k8s_api_manager, self.client_namespace
@@ -940,6 +941,7 @@ def initKubernetesClientRunner(self) -> KubernetesClientRunner:
             stats_port=self.client_port,
             reuse_namespace=self.server_namespace == self.client_namespace,
             debug_use_port_forwarding=self.debug_use_port_forwarding,
+            **kwargs,
         )
 
     def startSecureTestServer(self, replica_count=1, **kwargs) -> XdsTestServer: