diff --git a/pkg/cmd/apply/apply.go b/pkg/cmd/apply/apply.go
index 863cfd06..457d9c02 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/apply/apply.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/apply/apply.go
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ func (f *ApplyFlags) AddFlags(cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	cmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&f.Yes, "yes", "y", false, i18n.T("Automatically approve and perform the update after previewing it"))
 	cmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&f.DryRun, "dry-run", "", false, i18n.T("Preview the execution effect (always successful) without actually applying the changes"))
 	cmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&f.Watch, "watch", "", false, i18n.T("After creating/updating/deleting the requested object, watch for changes"))
-	cmd.Flags().IntVarP(&f.PortForward, "port-forward", "", 0, i18n.T("Forward an available local port to the specified service port"))
+	cmd.Flags().IntVarP(&f.PortForward, "port-forward", "", 0, i18n.T("Forward the specified port from local to service"))
 }
 
 // ToOptions converts from CLI inputs to runtime inputs.
@@ -451,8 +451,7 @@ func Watch(
 	return nil
 }
 
-// PortForward function will forward an available local port to the specified port
-// of the project Kubernetes Service.
+// PortForward function will forward the specified port from local to the project Kubernetes Service.
 //
 // Example:
 //
diff --git a/pkg/engine/operation/port_forward.go b/pkg/engine/operation/port_forward.go
index 35ac2fa8..f71889a9 100644
--- a/pkg/engine/operation/port_forward.go
+++ b/pkg/engine/operation/port_forward.go
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"math/rand"
-	"net"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
@@ -105,7 +103,6 @@ func (bpo *PortForwardOperation) PortForward(req *PortForwardRequest) error {
 	}
 
 	// Port-forward the Service with client-go.
-	var localPort int
 	failed := make(chan error)
 	for res, svc := range services {
 		namespace := svc.GetNamespace()
@@ -129,25 +126,8 @@ func (bpo *PortForwardOperation) PortForward(req *PortForwardRequest) error {
 			return err
 		}
 
-		// Get an available local port for forwarding.
-		minPort, maxPort := 1024, 65535
-
-		for {
-			localPort = rand.Intn(maxPort-minPort) + minPort
-
-			// Try to listen to the port.
-			addr := fmt.Sprintf(":%d", localPort)
-			listener, err := net.Listen("tcp", addr)
-			if err != nil {
-				continue
-			}
-			_ = listener.Close()
-
-			break
-		}
-
 		go func() {
-			err := ForwardPort(ctx, cfg, clientset, namespace, serviceName, servicePort, localPort)
+			err := ForwardPort(ctx, cfg, clientset, namespace, serviceName, servicePort, servicePort)
 			failed <- err
 		}()
 	}