diff --git a/ci/jenkins/templates/e2e-dev-template.yaml b/ci/jenkins/templates/e2e-dev-template.yaml
index d711361db6..bde1e94ba6 100644
--- a/ci/jenkins/templates/e2e-dev-template.yaml
+++ b/ci/jenkins/templates/e2e-dev-template.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,14 @@
               name: PLATFORM
               default: 'vmware'
               description: The platform to perform the tests on
+        - bool:
+            name: RETAIN_CLUSTER
+            default: false
+            description: Retain the cluster in case of failure
+        - string:
+            name: RETENTION_PERIOD
+            default: 24
+            description: retention period for cluster (in hours)
         - string:
             name: E2E_MAKE_TARGET_NAME
             default: ''