diff --git a/releases/gitlab/values/gprd.yaml.gotmpl b/releases/gitlab/values/gprd.yaml.gotmpl
index d3cedd7a3b9fc39e6255749eba6a5098113c80ca..f85decbfa1d1ce7e58590e38634c0b11bc7a54f5 100644
--- a/releases/gitlab/values/gprd.yaml.gotmpl
+++ b/releases/gitlab/values/gprd.yaml.gotmpl
@@ -445,6 +445,10 @@ gitlab:
       OTEL_TRACES_SAMPLER: parentbased_traceidratio
       OTEL_TRACES_SAMPLER_ARG: '0.1'
       GOMAXPROCS: '3'
+      # NOTE: temporarily collect goroutines during shutdown to investigate
+      # shutdown issue https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cluster-integration/gitlab-agent/-/issues/589
+      # Also see: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cluster-integration/gitlab-agent/-/merge_requests/1607
+      KAS_DEBUG_DELAYED_SHUTDOWN: 'true'
     resources:
       limits:
         cpu: 3000m