diff --git a/.github/renovate.json b/.github/renovate.json
index e8b5927259..be82bb3924 100644
--- a/.github/renovate.json
+++ b/.github/renovate.json
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@
         "kroxylicious-kms-provider-hashicorp-vault-test-support/src/main/java/io/kroxylicious/kms/provider/hashicorp/vault/VaultTestKmsFacade.java",
         "kroxylicious-kms-provider-hashicorp-vault/src/test/java/io/kroxylicious/kms/provider/hashicorp/vault/TestVault.java",
         "kroxylicious-systemtests/src/main/resources/helm_vault_overrides.yaml",
-        "performance-tests/docker-compose.yaml"
+        "performance-tests/perf-tests.sh"
       ],
       "matchStrings": [
         "DockerImageName\\.parse\\(\"(?<depName>hashicorp/vault):(?<currentValue>\\d+\\.\\d+.\\d+)\"\\)",
-        "image:.*(?<depName>hashicorp/vault):(?<currentValue>\\d+\\.\\d+.\\d+)",
+        "(?<depName>hashicorp/vault):(?<currentValue>\\d+\\.\\d+.\\d+)",
         "tag:.*(?<currentValue>\\d+\\.\\d+.\\d+)"
       ],
       "datasourceTemplate": "docker"
diff --git a/performance-tests/04-record-encryption-filter/config.yaml b/performance-tests/04-record-encryption-filter/config.yaml
index 29bb41817e..7eb7a918ca 100644
--- a/performance-tests/04-record-encryption-filter/config.yaml
+++ b/performance-tests/04-record-encryption-filter/config.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ virtualClusters:
     logFrames: false
 filterDefinitions:
 - name: encrypt
-- type: RecordEncryption
+  type: RecordEncryption
   config:
     kms: VaultKmsService
     kmsConfig:
diff --git a/performance-tests/docker-compose.yaml b/performance-tests/docker-compose.yaml
index e6b332e4fb..07a8faa1c2 100644
--- a/performance-tests/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/performance-tests/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ services:
     networks:
       - perf_network
   vault:
-    image: ${VAULT_IMAGE:-hashicorp/vault:1.18.3}
+    image: ${VAULT_IMAGE}
     hostname: vault
     container_name: vault
     ports:
diff --git a/performance-tests/perf-tests.sh b/performance-tests/perf-tests.sh
index 7dd5fc850a..11f8ca60b9 100755
--- a/performance-tests/perf-tests.sh
+++ b/performance-tests/perf-tests.sh
@@ -27,24 +27,30 @@ NOCOLOR='\033[0m'
 
 KROXYLICIOUS_CHECKOUT=${KROXYLICIOUS_CHECKOUT:-${PERF_TESTS_DIR}/..}
 
+DOCKER_REGISTRY="docker.io"
+if [ "${USE_DOCKER_MIRROR}" == "true" ]
+then
+  DOCKER_REGISTRY="mirror.gcr.io"
+fi
+
 KAFKA_VERSION=${KAFKA_VERSION:-$(mvn -f "${KROXYLICIOUS_CHECKOUT}"/pom.xml org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-help-plugin:3.4.0:evaluate -Dexpression=kafka.version -q -DforceStdout -pl kroxylicious-systemtests)}
 STRIMZI_VERSION=${STRIMZI_VERSION:-$(mvn -f "${KROXYLICIOUS_CHECKOUT}"/pom.xml org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-help-plugin:3.4.0:evaluate -Dexpression=strimzi.version -q -DforceStdout)}
 KROXYLICIOUS_VERSION=${KROXYLICIOUS_VERSION:-$(mvn -f "${KROXYLICIOUS_CHECKOUT}"/pom.xml org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-help-plugin:3.4.0:evaluate -Dexpression=project.version -q -DforceStdout)}
 KAFKA_TOOL_IMAGE=${KAFKA_TOOL_IMAGE:-quay.io/strimzi/kafka:${STRIMZI_VERSION}-kafka-${KAFKA_VERSION}}
-KAFKA_IMAGE=${KAFKA_IMAGE:-"apache/kafka-native:${KAFKA_VERSION}"}
+KAFKA_IMAGE=${KAFKA_IMAGE:-"${DOCKER_REGISTRY}/apache/kafka-native:${KAFKA_VERSION}"}
 KROXYLICIOUS_IMAGE=${KROXYLICIOUS_IMAGE:-"quay.io/kroxylicious/kroxylicious:${KROXYLICIOUS_VERSION}"}
+VAULT_IMAGE=${VAULT_IMAGE:-"${DOCKER_REGISTRY}/hashicorp/vault:1.18.3"}
 PERF_NETWORK=performance-tests_perf_network
 CONTAINER_ENGINE=${CONTAINER_ENGINE:-"docker"}
 LOADER_DIR=${LOADER_DIR:-"/tmp/asprof-extracted"}
-export KAFKA_VERSION KAFKA_TOOL_IMAGE KAFKA_IMAGE KROXYLICIOUS_IMAGE CONTAINER_ENGINE
-
-
+export KAFKA_VERSION KAFKA_TOOL_IMAGE KAFKA_IMAGE KROXYLICIOUS_IMAGE VAULT_IMAGE CONTAINER_ENGINE
 
 printf "KAFKA_VERSION: ${KAFKA_VERSION}\n"
 printf "STRIMZI_VERSION: ${STRIMZI_VERSION}\n"
 printf "KROXYLICIOUS_VERSION: ${KROXYLICIOUS_VERSION}\n"
 printf "KAFKA_IMAGE: ${KAFKA_IMAGE}\n"
 printf "KROXYLICIOUS_IMAGE: ${KROXYLICIOUS_IMAGE}\n"
+printf "VAULT_IMAGE: ${VAULT_IMAGE}\n"
 
 
 runDockerCompose () {