diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index eb0ac6618145ca8445c64ea49fff100d12b9bae3..3c9f2a77af95b8215cbea416743baf624185dd6c 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -68,7 +68,21 @@ Integration Tests:
   rules:
     - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH =~ /^(master|production)$/'
 
-Production Plan:
+Load Tests:
+  stage: Integration Test
+  image: 
+    name: peterevans/vegeta
+    entrypoint: [""]
+  script:
+    - echo "GET $API_ENDPOINT/crud" | vegeta attack -duration=3s -rate=100/s | vegeta report 
+    - echo "PUT $API_ENDPOINT/crud" | vegeta attack -duration=3s -rate=100/s | vegeta report 
+    - echo "PATCH $API_ENDPOINT/crud" | vegeta attack -duration=3s -rate=100/s | vegeta report 
+    - echo "DELETE $API_ENDPOINT/crud" | vegeta attack -duration=3s -rate=100/s | vegeta report 
+  rules:
+    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH =~ /^(master|production)$/'
+      when: manual
+
+    Production Plan:
   stage: Production Plan
   script:
     - cd deploy/