diff --git a/src/loadgenerator/loadgen.sh b/src/loadgenerator/loadgen.sh
index dd6b01b..e36c06f 100755
--- a/src/loadgenerator/loadgen.sh
+++ b/src/loadgenerator/loadgen.sh
@@ -32,4 +32,4 @@ if test $STATUSCODE -ne 200; then
 fi
 
 # else, run loadgen
-locust --host="http://${FRONTEND_ADDR}" --headless -u "${USERS:-10}" -r "${RATE:-10}" 2>&1
+locust --host="http://${FRONTEND_ADDR}" --headless -u "${USERS:-10}" 2>&1