diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index e2dedb6..6c1e75e 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -22,7 +22,11 @@ tasks.withType(io.gatling.gradle.GatlingRunTask) {
         "-Dgatling.authToken=${findProperty('authToken') ?: System.getenv('GATLING_AUTH_TOKEN') ?: ''}",
         "-Dhealthz.path=${findProperty('healthzPath') ?: '/health'}",
         "-DmaxUsers=${findProperty('maxUsers') ?: '10'}",
-        "-DrampDuration=${findProperty('rampDuration') ?: '60'}"
+        "-DrampDuration=${findProperty('rampDuration') ?: '60'}",
+        "-DstartUsers=${findProperty('startUsers') ?: '2'}",
+        "-DusersIncrement=${findProperty('usersIncrement') ?: '2'}",
+        "-Dsteps=${findProperty('steps') ?: '2'}",
+        "-DstepDuration=${findProperty('stepDuration') ?: '30'}"
     ]
 }
 
diff --git a/src/gatling/scala/simulations/LoadTestSimulation.scala b/src/gatling/scala/simulations/LoadTestSimulation.scala
index 9da4f82..3222b05 100644
--- a/src/gatling/scala/simulations/LoadTestSimulation.scala
+++ b/src/gatling/scala/simulations/LoadTestSimulation.scala
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import scala.concurrent.duration._
 
 class LoadTestSimulation extends BaseSimulation {
 
-  private val maxUsers      = sys.props.getOrElse("maxUsers", "10").toInt
+  private val maxUsers      = sys.props.getOrElse("maxUsers", "5").toInt
   private val rampDuration  = sys.props.getOrElse("rampDuration", "60").toInt
 
   setUp(
diff --git a/src/gatling/scala/simulations/StressTestSimulation.scala b/src/gatling/scala/simulations/StressTestSimulation.scala
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9f10adb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gatling/scala/simulations/StressTestSimulation.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+package simulations
+
+import base.BaseSimulation
+import endpoints.BoardEndpoints
+import io.gatling.core.Predef._
+
+import scala.concurrent.duration._
+
+class StressTestSimulation extends BaseSimulation {
+
+  private val startUsers     = sys.props.getOrElse("startUsers", "2").toInt
+  private val usersIncrement = sys.props.getOrElse("usersIncrement", "2").toInt
+  private val steps          = sys.props.getOrElse("steps", "2").toInt
+  private val stepDuration   = sys.props.getOrElse("stepDuration", "30").toInt
+  private val rampDuration   = sys.props.getOrElse("rampDuration", "10").toInt
+
+  setUp(
+    BoardEndpoints.all.map { endpoint =>
+      scenarioFromEndpoint(endpoint)
+        .inject(
+          incrementConcurrentUsers(usersIncrement)
+            .times(steps)
+            .eachLevelLasting(stepDuration.seconds)
+            .separatedByRampsLasting(rampDuration.seconds)
+            .startingFrom(startUsers)
+        )
+    }: _*
+  ).protocols(httpProtocol)
+}