diff --git a/starlingx-dashboard/starlingx-dashboard/starlingx_dashboard/dashboards/dc_admin/dc_orchestration/forms.py b/starlingx-dashboard/starlingx-dashboard/starlingx_dashboard/dashboards/dc_admin/dc_orchestration/forms.py
index 861a57b1..69749d9a 100644
--- a/starlingx-dashboard/starlingx-dashboard/starlingx_dashboard/dashboards/dc_admin/dc_orchestration/forms.py
+++ b/starlingx-dashboard/starlingx-dashboard/starlingx_dashboard/dashboards/dc_admin/dc_orchestration/forms.py
@@ -204,12 +204,13 @@ class CreateCloudStrategyForm(forms.SelfHandlingForm):
         label=_("Upload Only"),
         initial=False,
         required=False,
-        help_text=_('Stops strategy after uploading patches to subclouds'),
+        help_text=_('Stops strategy after uploading releases to subclouds'),
         widget=forms.CheckboxInput(
             attrs={
                 'class': 'switched',
                 'data-switch-on': 'strategy_types',
-                'data-strategy_types-patch': _("Upload Only")
+                'data-strategy_types-patch': _("Upload Only"),
+                'data-strategy_types-upgrade': _("Upload Only")
             }
         )
     )
@@ -321,7 +322,7 @@ class CreateCloudStrategyForm(forms.SelfHandlingForm):
                 del data['to-version']
             del data['force-kubernetes']
 
-            if data['type'] == 'patch':
+            if data['type'] == 'patch' or data['type'] == 'upgrade':
                 data['upload-only'] = str(data['upload-only']).lower()
             else:
                 del data['upload-only']
diff --git a/starlingx-dashboard/starlingx-dashboard/starlingx_dashboard/dashboards/dc_admin/dc_orchestration/templates/dc_orchestration/_cloud_strategy_orchestration.html b/starlingx-dashboard/starlingx-dashboard/starlingx_dashboard/dashboards/dc_admin/dc_orchestration/templates/dc_orchestration/_cloud_strategy_orchestration.html
index 29a6d7ce..c7d93fca 100644
--- a/starlingx-dashboard/starlingx-dashboard/starlingx_dashboard/dashboards/dc_admin/dc_orchestration/templates/dc_orchestration/_cloud_strategy_orchestration.html
+++ b/starlingx-dashboard/starlingx-dashboard/starlingx_dashboard/dashboards/dc_admin/dc_orchestration/templates/dc_orchestration/_cloud_strategy_orchestration.html
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@
           <dt>{% trans "Stop On Failure" %}</dt>
           <dd>{{ strategy.stop_on_failure }}</dd>
           {% if strategy.extra_args %}
-            {% if strategy.strategy_type == 'patch' %}
+            <!--TODO(cdeolive): remove patch strategy when usm is fully integrated.-->
+            {% if strategy.strategy_type == 'patch' or strategy.strategy_type == 'upgrade' %}
               <dt>{% trans "Upload Only" %}</dt>
               <dd>{{ strategy.extra_args|get_value:"upload-only" }}</dd>
             {% elif strategy.strategy_type == 'prestage' %}