diff --git a/charts/nfs-subdir-external-provisioner/values.yaml b/charts/nfs-subdir-external-provisioner/values.yaml
index 1f911e7e..0a324cf9 100644
--- a/charts/nfs-subdir-external-provisioner/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/nfs-subdir-external-provisioner/values.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ nfs:
   path: /nfs-storage
   mountOptions:
   volumeName: nfs-subdir-external-provisioner-root
-  reclaimPolicy: Delete # Reclaim policy for the main nfs volume
+  reclaimPolicy: Retain # Reclaim policy for the main nfs volume
 
 # For creating the StorageClass automatically:
 storageClass: