diff --git a/src/registrar/assets/src/js/getgov/form-nameservers.js b/src/registrar/assets/src/js/getgov/form-nameservers.js
index cf9884724..57b868d70 100644
--- a/src/registrar/assets/src/js/getgov/form-nameservers.js
+++ b/src/registrar/assets/src/js/getgov/form-nameservers.js
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ export class NameserverForm {
         const mainContent = document.getElementById("main-content");
         if (mainContent) {
             // Remove all alert elements within the main content area
-            mainContent.querySelectorAll(".usa-alert").forEach(alert => alert.remove());
+            mainContent.querySelectorAll(".usa-alert:not(.usa-alert--do-not-reset)").forEach(alert => alert.remove());
         } else {
             console.warn("Expecting main-content DOM element");
         }
diff --git a/src/registrar/templates/domain_nameservers.html b/src/registrar/templates/domain_nameservers.html
index e9b342800..bd8216d05 100644
--- a/src/registrar/templates/domain_nameservers.html
+++ b/src/registrar/templates/domain_nameservers.html
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   {% endfor %}
 
   {% if formset.initial|length >= formset.max_num %}
-    <div class="usa-alert usa-alert--info usa-alert--slim margin-bottom-2" role="alert">
+    <div class="usa-alert usa-alert--do-not-reset usa-alert--info usa-alert--slim margin-bottom-2" role="alert">
       <div class="usa-alert__body">
         <p class="usa-alert__text">
           You’ve reached the maximum amount of allowed name server records (13).