diff --git a/cluster/deployment/mock/config.yaml b/cluster/deployment/mock/config.yaml
index da93afa66d..19e1e26708 100644
--- a/cluster/deployment/mock/config.yaml
+++ b/cluster/deployment/mock/config.yaml
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ loadTester:
   iterationsPerMinute: 30
   minRate: 0.123
   chartVersion: 1.2.3
+  maxVUs: 30
   adaptiveScenario:
     enabled: true
 svs:
diff --git a/cluster/pulumi/canton-network/src/scheduleLoadGenerator.ts b/cluster/pulumi/canton-network/src/scheduleLoadGenerator.ts
index de7a327b25..ec52e703b6 100644
--- a/cluster/pulumi/canton-network/src/scheduleLoadGenerator.ts
+++ b/cluster/pulumi/canton-network/src/scheduleLoadGenerator.ts
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ export function scheduleLoadGenerator(auth0Client: Auth0Client, dependencies: Re
           test: {
             duration: `365d`,
             iterationsPerMinute: loadTesterConfig.iterationsPerMinute,
+            maxVUs: loadTesterConfig.maxVUs,
           },
           adaptiveScenario: loadTesterConfig.adaptiveScenario,
         }),
diff --git a/cluster/pulumi/common/src/config/loadTesterConfig.ts b/cluster/pulumi/common/src/config/loadTesterConfig.ts
index f5f98dc301..905ce1b3df 100644
--- a/cluster/pulumi/common/src/config/loadTesterConfig.ts
+++ b/cluster/pulumi/common/src/config/loadTesterConfig.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ export const LoadTesterConfigSchema = z.object({
       chartVersion: z.string().optional(),
       minRate: z.number().default(0.9),
       iterationsPerMinute: z.number().default(60),
+      maxVUs: z.number().optional(),
       adaptiveScenario: LoadTesterAdaptiveScenarioConfigSchema.default({}),
     })
     .optional(),
diff --git a/load-tester/src/settings.ts b/load-tester/src/settings.ts
index 73cdda543f..7c3a405cd5 100644
--- a/load-tester/src/settings.ts
+++ b/load-tester/src/settings.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export const configSchema = z.object({
     duration: z.string().min(1),
     iterationsPerMinute: z.coerce.number().min(1),
     preAllocatedVUs: z.coerce.number().default(20),
-    maxVUs: z.coerce.number().default(50),
+    maxVUs: z.coerce.number().default(100),
   }),
   adaptiveScenario: z.object({
     enabled: z.boolean(),