diff --git a/workloads/container/trace_func_go.yaml b/workloads/container/trace_func_go.yaml
index 0c029743b..996a654b9 100644
--- a/workloads/container/trace_func_go.yaml
+++ b/workloads/container/trace_func_go.yaml
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ spec:
               value: "102"
             - name: ENABLE_TRACING
               value: "false"
+            - name: COLD_START_BUSY_LOOP_MS
+              value: $COLD_START_BUSY_LOOP_MS
+            - name: IO_PERCENTAGE
+              value: "0"
           resources:
             limits:
               cpu: $CPU_LIMITS
diff --git a/workloads/firecracker/trace_func_go.yaml b/workloads/firecracker/trace_func_go.yaml
index 83b0819fc..c9f17519a 100644
--- a/workloads/firecracker/trace_func_go.yaml
+++ b/workloads/firecracker/trace_func_go.yaml
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ spec:
               value: "ghcr.io/vhive-serverless/invitro_trace_function_firecracker:latest"
             - name: ITERATIONS_MULTIPLIER
               value: "102"
+            - name: COLD_START_BUSY_LOOP_MS
+              value: $COLD_START_BUSY_LOOP_MS
+            - name: IO_PERCENTAGE
+              value: "0"
           resources:
             limits:
               cpu: $CPU_LIMITS