diff --git a/src/dev/ci_setup/.bazelrc-ci b/src/dev/ci_setup/.bazelrc-ci
index bb8710d69ed54..ef6fab3a30590 100644
--- a/src/dev/ci_setup/.bazelrc-ci
+++ b/src/dev/ci_setup/.bazelrc-ci
@@ -12,8 +12,5 @@ build --bes_backend=grpcs://cloud.buildbuddy.io
 build --remote_cache=grpcs://cloud.buildbuddy.io
 build --remote_timeout=3600
 
-## Avoid to keep connections to build event backend connections alive across builds
-build --keep_backend_build_event_connections_alive=false
-
 ## Metadata settings
 build --build_metadata=ROLE=CI
diff --git a/src/dev/ci_setup/.bazelrc-ci.common b/src/dev/ci_setup/.bazelrc-ci.common
index 9d00ee5639741..56a5ee8d30cd6 100644
--- a/src/dev/ci_setup/.bazelrc-ci.common
+++ b/src/dev/ci_setup/.bazelrc-ci.common
@@ -6,3 +6,6 @@ build --noshow_progress
 
 # More details on failures
 build --verbose_failures=true
+
+## Avoid to keep connections to build event backend connections alive across builds
+build --keep_backend_build_event_connections_alive=false