diff --git a/load-test/load-test-inventory.yaml b/load-test/load-test-inventory.yaml
index 9a1b528..c158afe 100644
--- a/load-test/load-test-inventory.yaml
+++ b/load-test/load-test-inventory.yaml
@@ -56,5 +56,13 @@ spec:
         - -H
         - "x-api-key: xxx"
         - https://api.fazio.apigeeks.net/items
-      nodeSelector:
-        cloud.google.com/gke-nodepool: apps
+      affinity:
+        nodeAffinity:
+          preferredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution:
+          - preference:
+              matchExpressions:
+              - key: cloud.google.com/gke-nodepool
+                operator: In
+                values:
+                - apps
+            weight: 100
diff --git a/load-test/load-test-orders.yaml b/load-test/load-test-orders.yaml
index 07c29d6..01d21d4 100644
--- a/load-test/load-test-orders.yaml
+++ b/load-test/load-test-orders.yaml
@@ -56,5 +56,13 @@ spec:
         - -H
         - "x-api-key: xxx"
         - https://api.fazio.apigeeks.net/orders
-      nodeSelector:
-        cloud.google.com/gke-nodepool: apps
+      affinity:
+        nodeAffinity:
+          preferredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution:
+          - preference:
+              matchExpressions:
+              - key: cloud.google.com/gke-nodepool
+                operator: In
+                values:
+                - apps
+            weight: 100
diff --git a/load-test/load-test-template.yaml b/load-test/load-test-template.yaml
index c0a9921..a186cf9 100644
--- a/load-test/load-test-template.yaml
+++ b/load-test/load-test-template.yaml
@@ -59,5 +59,13 @@ spec:
         - -H
         - "x-api-key: $API_KEY"
         - https://httpbin.org/get
-      nodeSelector:
-        cloud.google.com/gke-nodepool: apps
+      affinity:
+        nodeAffinity:
+          preferredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution:
+          - preference:
+              matchExpressions:
+              - key: cloud.google.com/gke-nodepool
+                operator: In
+                values:
+                - apps
+            weight: 100
diff --git a/load-test/load-test-tracking.yaml b/load-test/load-test-tracking.yaml
index 872038d..9277832 100644
--- a/load-test/load-test-tracking.yaml
+++ b/load-test/load-test-tracking.yaml
@@ -56,5 +56,13 @@ spec:
         - -H
         - "x-api-key: xxx"
         - https://api.fazio.apigeeks.net/tracking
-      nodeSelector:
-        cloud.google.com/gke-nodepool: apps
+      affinity:
+        nodeAffinity:
+          preferredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution:
+          - preference:
+              matchExpressions:
+              - key: cloud.google.com/gke-nodepool
+                operator: In
+                values:
+                - apps
+            weight: 100