diff --git a/.github/workflows/performance.yaml b/.github/workflows/performance.yaml
index a5af1967..dc59c4f1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/performance.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/performance.yaml
@@ -77,10 +77,19 @@ jobs:
           TEST_INSPECTION_REPORTS_DIR: ${{ github.workspace }}/inspection-reports
           TEST_METRICS_DIR: ${{ github.workspace }}/test/performance/results/head
           TEST_RUN_NAME: head
+          TEST_DQLITE_TRACE_LEVEL: 1
+          TEST_RAFT_TRACE_LEVEL: 1
+          TEST_K8S_DQLITE_DEBUG: 1
         run: |
           cd test/performance
           mkdir -p ./results/head
-          sg lxd -c 'tox -e performance'
+          set -ex
+          iteration=0
+          while [[ $iteration -lt 5 ]]; do
+            echo "iteration: $iteration"
+            sg lxd -c 'tox -e performance'
+            iteration=$(( $iteration + 1 ))
+          done
       - name: Run Performance test for base code snap
         env:
           TEST_SNAP: ${{ github.workspace }}/base-code.snap
@@ -89,16 +98,25 @@ jobs:
           TEST_INSPECTION_REPORTS_DIR: ${{ github.workspace }}/inspection-reports
           TEST_METRICS_DIR: ${{ github.workspace }}/test/performance/results/base-code
           TEST_RUN_NAME: base-code
+          TEST_DQLITE_TRACE_LEVEL: 1
+          TEST_RAFT_TRACE_LEVEL: 1
+          TEST_K8S_DQLITE_DEBUG: 1
         run: |
           cd test/performance 
           mkdir -p ./results/base-code
-          sg lxd -c 'tox -e performance'
-      - name: Generate 3 node Graphs
-        if: always()
-        run: |
-          cd test/performance
-          sudo Rscript parse-performance-metrics.R -p ./results/head -o ./results/head -f *three-node.log
-          sudo Rscript parse-performance-metrics.R -p ./results/base-code -o ./results/base-code -f *three-node.log
+          set -ex
+          iteration=0
+          while [[ $iteration -lt 5 ]]; do
+            echo "iteration: $iteration"
+            sg lxd -c 'tox -e performance'
+            iteration=$(( $iteration + 1 ))
+          done
+      # - name: Generate 3 node Graphs
+      #   if: always()
+      #   run: |
+      #     cd test/performance
+      #     sudo Rscript parse-performance-metrics.R -p ./results/head -o ./results/head -f *three-node.log
+      #     sudo Rscript parse-performance-metrics.R -p ./results/base-code -o ./results/base-code -f *three-node.log
       - name: Generate single node Graphs
         if: always()
         run: |
diff --git a/test/performance/tests/test_multi_node.py b/test/performance/tests/test_multi_node.py
index 439928bc..a0259226 100644
--- a/test/performance/tests/test_multi_node.py
+++ b/test/performance/tests/test_multi_node.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 @pytest.mark.node_count(3)
 def test_three_node_load(instances: List[harness.Instance]):
+    pytest.xfail("donotmerge: disabled")
     cluster_node = instances[0]
     joining_node = instances[1]
     joining_node_2 = instances[2]
diff --git a/test/performance/tests/test_single_node.py b/test/performance/tests/test_single_node.py
index 1c7b93ac..9c368457 100644
--- a/test/performance/tests/test_single_node.py
+++ b/test/performance/tests/test_single_node.py
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ def test_single_node_load(session_instance: harness.Instance):
     metrics.configure_kube_burner(session_instance)
     process_dict = metrics.collect_metrics([session_instance])
     try:
-        metrics.run_kube_burner(session_instance)
+        for iteration in range(10):
+            metrics.run_kube_burner(session_instance)
     finally:
         # Collect the metrics even if kube-burner fails.
         metrics.stop_metrics([session_instance], process_dict)