diff --git a/tests/load/locustfiles/load.py b/tests/load/locustfiles/load.py
index a988c68cf..584c67848 100644
--- a/tests/load/locustfiles/load.py
+++ b/tests/load/locustfiles/load.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 import numpy
 from locust import LoadTestShape, User
 from locustfile import AutopushUser
+from stored import StoredNotifAutopushUser
 
 TickTuple = tuple[int, float, list[Type[User]]]
 
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ def calculate_users(self, run_time: int) -> int:
 
 
 class AutopushLoadTestShape(LoadTestShape):
-    """A load test shape class for Autopush (Duration: 10 minutes, Users: 15000).
+    """A load test shape class for Autopush (Duration: 10 minutes, Users: 150000).
 
     Note: The Shape class assumes that the workers can support the generated spawn rates. Should
     the number of available Locust workers change or should the Locust worker capacity change,
@@ -85,3 +86,12 @@ def tick(self) -> TickTuple | None:
         spawn_rate: float = max(abs(users - self.get_current_user_count()), 1)
 
         return users, spawn_rate, self.user_classes
+
+
+class StoredNotifAutopushLoadTestShape(AutopushLoadTestShape):
+    """A load test shape class for StoredNotifAutopushLoadTestShape
+    (Duration: 15 minutes, Users: 150000).
+    """
+
+    MAX_RUN_TIME: int = 900  # 15 minutes
+    user_classes: list[Type[User]] = [StoredNotifAutopushUser]
diff --git a/tests/load/locustfiles/stored.py b/tests/load/locustfiles/stored.py
index ccce6fab9..7febf8af3 100644
--- a/tests/load/locustfiles/stored.py
+++ b/tests/load/locustfiles/stored.py
@@ -16,9 +16,11 @@
 from logging import Logger
 from typing import Any, TypeAlias
 
+import gevent
 import websocket
 from args import parse_wait_time
 from exceptions import ZeroStatusRequestError
+from gevent import Greenlet
 from locust import FastHttpUser, events, task
 from locust.exception import LocustError
 from models import (
@@ -63,6 +65,8 @@ def __init__(self, environment) -> None:
         self.unregister_records: list[RegisterRecord] = []
         self.uaid: str = ""
         self.ws: WebSocket | None = websocket.WebSocket()
+        self.ws_greenlet: Greenlet | None = None
+        self.initialized: bool = False
 
     def wait_time(self):
         """Return the autopush wait time."""
@@ -70,7 +74,7 @@ def wait_time(self):
 
     def on_start(self) -> Any:
         """Call when a User starts running."""
-        self.connect_and_register()
+        self.ws_greenlet = gevent.spawn(self.connect)
 
     def on_stop(self) -> Any:
         """Call when a User stops running."""
@@ -82,6 +86,8 @@ def on_stop(self) -> Any:
         for channel_id in self.channels.keys():
             self.send_unregister(self.ws, channel_id)
         self.close()
+        if self.ws_greenlet:
+            gevent.kill(self.ws_greenlet)
 
     def on_ws_open(self, ws: WebSocket) -> None:
         """Call when opening a WebSocket.
@@ -146,19 +152,22 @@ def on_ws_close(
         if close_status_code or close_msg:
             logger.info(f"WebSocket closed. status={close_status_code} msg={close_msg}")
 
-    @task(weight=78)
+    @task(weight=60)
     def send_notification(self) -> None:
         """Send a notification to a registered endpoint while connected to Autopush."""
-        if not self.channels:
+        if not (self.initialized and self.channels):
             logger.debug("Task 'send_notification' skipped.")
             return
 
         endpoint_url: str = random.choice(list(self.channels.values()))
         self.post_notification(endpoint_url)
 
-    @task(weight=1)
+    @task(weight=5)
     def connect_and_subscribe(self) -> None:
-        """Connect, Subscribe a user to an Autopush channel, then disconnect."""
+        """Connect, subscribe a user to an Autopush channel, then disconnect."""
+        if not self.initialized:
+            logger.debug("Task 'connect_and_subscribe' skipped.")
+            return
         if not self.ws:
             self.connect_and_hello()
         self.subscribe()
@@ -170,10 +179,10 @@ def subscribe(self):
         self.send_register(self.ws, channel_id)
         self.recv_message()
 
-    @task(weight=1)
+    @task(weight=5)
     def connect_and_unsubscribe(self):
         """Connect, Unsubscribe a user to an Autopush channel, then disconnect."""
-        if not self.channels:
+        if not (self.initialized and self.channels):
             logger.debug("Task 'unsubscribe' skipped.")
             return
 
@@ -184,26 +193,30 @@ def connect_and_unsubscribe(self):
         self.recv_message()
         self.close()
 
-    @task(weight=20)
+    @task(weight=30)
     def connect_and_read(self) -> None:
         """connect_and_hello then disconnect"""
+        if not self.initialized:
+            logger.debug("Task 'connect_and_read' skipped.")
+            return
         self.connect_and_hello()
         self.close()
 
-    def connect_and_register(self) -> None:
-        """Initialize the WebSocket and Hello/Register initial channels"""
+    def connect(self) -> None:
+        """Connect the WebSocket, send the initial 'hello' message, then disconnect.
+
+        This receives a new UAID from autoconnect which is used throughout the
+        rest of the test.
+        """
         if not self.host:
             raise LocustError("'host' value is unavailable.")
 
-        channel_count = random.randint(1, 3)
-
         self.connect_and_hello()
-        for i in range(channel_count):
-            self.subscribe()
         self.close()
+        self.initialized = True
 
     def connect_and_hello(self) -> None:
-        """Connect the WebSocket and complete the initial Hello handshake"""
+        """Connect, 'hello', then read any pending notifications"""
         self.ws = websocket.WebSocket()
         self.ws.connect(self.host)
         self.send_hello(self.ws)
diff --git a/tests/load/setup_k8s.sh b/tests/load/setup_k8s.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index cf1f1b217..34f411626
--- a/tests/load/setup_k8s.sh
+++ b/tests/load/setup_k8s.sh
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ WORKER_COUNT=150
 MACHINE_TYPE='c3d-standard-4' # 4 CPUs + 16GB Memory
 BOLD=$(tput bold)
 NORM=$(tput sgr0)
-DIRECTORY=$(pwd)
+LOAD_DIRECTORY=$(dirname $(realpath $0))
 
-AUTOPUSH_DIRECTORY=$DIRECTORY/tests/load/kubernetes-config
+AUTOPUSH_DIRECTORY=$LOAD_DIRECTORY/kubernetes-config
 MASTER_FILE=locust-master-controller.yml
 WORKER_FILE=locust-worker-controller.yml
 SERVICE_FILE=locust-master-service.yml