diff --git a/performance-testing/uid2-core/k6-test-core-ramping.js b/performance-testing/uid2-core/k6-test-core-ramping.js
index 7afb758..50a2823 100644
--- a/performance-testing/uid2-core/k6-test-core-ramping.js
+++ b/performance-testing/uid2-core/k6-test-core-ramping.js
@@ -1,17 +1,26 @@
 import http from 'k6/http';
 
-const CORE_API_TOKEN = "UID2-O-L-999-dp9Dt0.JVoGpynN4J8nMA7FxmzsavxJa8B9H74y9xdEE="; // Mock token for E2E tests
-const CORE_BASE_URL = 'http://localhost:8088';
+const CORE_API_TOKEN = __ENV.OPERATOR_KEY; // Mock token for E2E tests
+const CORE_BASE_URL = __ENV.CORE_URL;
 
 const AUTH_HEADERS = { headers: { 'Authorization': `Bearer ${CORE_API_TOKEN}` }};
 const HEADERS = { headers: { ...AUTH_HEADERS.headers, 'X-UID2-AppVersion': 'uid2-operator=0.0.0-local-load-test' }};
+const vus = 1000;
 
 const STAGE_DURATION = '120s';
 const STAGE_LOAD_MULTIPLIER = [
     1,
-    2,
-    5,
-    10,
+    4,
+    16,
+    64,
+    128,
+    256,
+    512,
+    512,
+    512,
+    512,
+    512,
+    512
 ];
 
 export const options = {
@@ -21,8 +30,8 @@ export const options = {
             exec: 'opsHealthcheck',
             startRate: 4,
             timeUnit: '1s',
-            preAllocatedVUs: 1000,
-            maxVUs: 1000,
+            preAllocatedVUs: vus,
+            maxVUs: vus,
             stages: getStages(4),
         },
 
@@ -31,8 +40,8 @@ export const options = {
             exec: 'attest',
             startRate: 1,
             timeUnit: '1s',
-            preAllocatedVUs: 1000,
-            maxVUs: 1000,
+            preAllocatedVUs: vus,
+            maxVUs: vus,
             stages: getStages(1),
         },
 
@@ -41,8 +50,8 @@ export const options = {
             exec: 'clientsRefresh',
             startRate: 1,
             timeUnit: '1s',
-            preAllocatedVUs: 1000,
-            maxVUs: 1000,
+            preAllocatedVUs: vus,
+            maxVUs: vus,
             stages: getStages(16),
         },
         keysets_refresh: {
@@ -50,8 +59,8 @@ export const options = {
             exec: 'keysetRefresh',
             startRate: 1,
             timeUnit: '1s',
-            preAllocatedVUs: 1000,
-            maxVUs: 1000,
+            preAllocatedVUs: vus,
+            maxVUs: vus,
             stages: getStages(16),
         },
         keyset_keys_refresh: {
@@ -59,8 +68,8 @@ export const options = {
             exec: 'keysetKeysRefresh',
             startRate: 1,
             timeUnit: '1s',
-            preAllocatedVUs: 1000,
-            maxVUs: 1000,
+            preAllocatedVUs: vus,
+            maxVUs: vus,
             stages: getStages(16),
         },
         salt_refresh: {
@@ -68,8 +77,8 @@ export const options = {
             exec: 'saltRefresh',
             startRate: 1,
             timeUnit: '1s',
-            preAllocatedVUs: 1000,
-            maxVUs: 1000,
+            preAllocatedVUs: vus,
+            maxVUs: vus,
             stages: getStages(16),
         },
 
@@ -78,8 +87,8 @@ export const options = {
             exec: 'sitesRefresh',
             startRate: 1,
             timeUnit: '1s',
-            preAllocatedVUs: 1000,
-            maxVUs: 1000,
+            preAllocatedVUs: vus,
+            maxVUs: vus,
             stages: getStages(9),
         },
         cstg_refresh: {
@@ -87,8 +96,8 @@ export const options = {
             exec: 'clientSideKeypairsRefresh',
             startRate: 1,
             timeUnit: '1s',
-            preAllocatedVUs: 1000,
-            maxVUs: 1000,
+            preAllocatedVUs: vus,
+            maxVUs: vus,
             stages: getStages(9),
         },
         services_refresh: {
@@ -96,8 +105,8 @@ export const options = {
             exec: 'servicesRefresh',
             startRate: 1,
             timeUnit: '1s',
-            preAllocatedVUs: 1000,
-            maxVUs: 1000,
+            preAllocatedVUs: vus,
+            maxVUs: vus,
             stages: getStages(9),
         },
         service_links_refresh: {
@@ -105,8 +114,8 @@ export const options = {
             exec: 'serviceLinksRefresh',
             startRate: 1,
             timeUnit: '1s',
-            preAllocatedVUs: 1000,
-            maxVUs: 1000,
+            preAllocatedVUs: vus,
+            maxVUs: vus,
             stages: getStages(9),
         },
     },
diff --git a/performance-testing/uid2-core/k6-test-core-static.js b/performance-testing/uid2-core/k6-test-core-static.js
index 37a6bc5..562baf2 100644
--- a/performance-testing/uid2-core/k6-test-core-static.js
+++ b/performance-testing/uid2-core/k6-test-core-static.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import http from 'k6/http';
 
-const CORE_API_TOKEN = "UID2-O-L-999-dp9Dt0.JVoGpynN4J8nMA7FxmzsavxJa8B9H74y9xdEE="; // Mock token for E2E tests
-const CORE_BASE_URL = 'http://localhost:8088';
+const CORE_API_TOKEN = __ENV.OPERATOR_KEY; // Mock token for E2E tests
+const CORE_BASE_URL = __ENV.CORE_URL;
 
 const AUTH_HEADERS = { headers: { 'Authorization': `Bearer ${CORE_API_TOKEN}` }};
 const HEADERS = { headers: { ...AUTH_HEADERS.headers, 'X-UID2-AppVersion': 'uid2-operator=0.0.0-local-load-test' }};
diff --git a/performance-testing/uid2-core/k6-test-resource.yml b/performance-testing/uid2-core/k6-test-resource.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bfb9445
--- /dev/null
+++ b/performance-testing/uid2-core/k6-test-resource.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+apiVersion: k6.io/v1alpha1
+kind: TestRun
+metadata:
+  name: k6-uid2-load-test
+spec:
+  parallelism: 10  # original 4
+  arguments: --out experimental-prometheus-rw --tag "testid=replacecomment"
+  script:
+    configMap:
+      name: operator-stress-test
+      file: replaced
+  runner:
+    env:
+      - name: K6_PROMETHEUS_RW_SERVER_URL
+        value: "http://prometheus-server.prometheus/api/v1/write"
+      - name: K6_PROMETHEUS_RW_TREND_AS_NATIVE_HISTOGRAM
+        value: "true"
+      - name: CORE_URL
+        value: "core_url"
+      - name: OPERATOR_KEY
+        value: "operator_key"
diff --git a/performance-testing/uid2-core/start-named-test.sh b/performance-testing/uid2-core/start-named-test.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..a712654
--- /dev/null
+++ b/performance-testing/uid2-core/start-named-test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+if [ "$#" -ne 2 ]; then
+    echo "Usage: $0 <test_file_name> <comment>"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+TEST_FILE=$1
+COMMENT=$2
+
+echo "Delete existing tests"
+kubectl delete -f ./k6-test-resource-edited.yml
+kubectl delete configmap operator-stress-test
+
+echo "Starting tests"
+rm ./k6-test-resource-edited.yml
+cp ./k6-test-resource.yml ./k6-test-resource-edited.yml
+sed -i -e "s/replaced/$TEST_FILE/g" ./k6-test-resource-edited.yml
+sed -i -e "s/replacecomment/$COMMENT/g" ./k6-test-resource-edited.yml
+
+core_url_value=$CORE_URL
+operator_key_value=$OPERATOR_KEY
+
+if [[ -v core_url_value ]]; then
+  if [[ "$CORE_URL" == *"/"* ]]; then
+    core_url_value=$(echo "$CORE_URL" | sed 's/\//\\\//g')
+    echo "Escaped CORE_URL: $core_url_value"
+  else
+    core_url_value="$CORE_URL"
+    echo "CORE_URL has no slashes: $core_url_value"
+  fi
+  sed -i -e "s/core_url/$core_url_value/g" ./k6-test-resource-edited.yml
+fi
+
+if [[ -v operator_key_value ]]; then
+  if [[ "$OPERATOR_KEY" == *"/"* ]]; then
+    operator_key_value=$(echo "$OPERATOR_KEY" | sed 's/\//\\\//g')
+    echo "Escaped OPERATOR_KEY: $operator_key_value"
+  else
+    operator_key_value="$OPERATOR_KEY"
+    echo "OPERATOR_KEY has no slashes: $operator_key_value"
+  fi
+  sed -i -e "s/operator_key/$operator_key_value/g" ./k6-test-resource-edited.yml
+fi
+
+
+kubectl create configmap operator-stress-test --from-file ./$TEST_FILE
+kubectl apply -f ./k6-test-resource-edited.yml
diff --git a/performance-testing/uid2-core/start-ramping.sh b/performance-testing/uid2-core/start-ramping.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..39554db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/performance-testing/uid2-core/start-ramping.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+COMMENT=$1
+
+if [ "$#" -ne 1 ]; then
+    COMMENT=$( date '+%F_%H:%M:%S' )
+fi
+
+./start-named-test.sh k6-test-core-ramping.js $COMMENT
diff --git a/performance-testing/uid2-core/start-static.sh b/performance-testing/uid2-core/start-static.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..12bab31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/performance-testing/uid2-core/start-static.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+COMMENT=$1
+
+if [ "$#" -ne 1 ]; then
+    COMMENT=$( date '+%F_%H:%M:%S' )
+fi
+
+./start-named-test.sh k6-test-core-static.js $COMMENT