It's very easy to misinterpret the results of load tests. A common mistake is to run the wrong sort of load test (explained here[1]) and have your loaders autom

It's very easy to misinterpret the results of load tests. A common mistake is to run the wrong sort of load test (explained here[1]) and have your loaders automatically back off when latency starts increasing. As the author of the OP touches on in a different context, you're now running a pseudo-limit test instead! I like the author's emphasis on only proceeding if the server's metrics are clearly within normal ranges. [1] https://gatling.io/docs/gatling/reference/current/core/injection/ https://gatling.io/docs/gatling/reference/current/core/injec...