diff --git a/.buildkite/load-testing.yml b/.buildkite/load-testing.yml
index 2217dcd6e0..5d63bde951 100644
--- a/.buildkite/load-testing.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/load-testing.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ steps:
     # https://badge.buildkite.com/docs/agent/v3/cli-env
     command: |            
       result=$(.ci/load/scripts/start.sh)
-      echo $result
-    #      buildkite-agent env set "SESSION_TOKEN=${result}"
+      buildkite-agent env set "SESSION_TOKEN=${result:?}"
+    env:
+      ORCH_URL: "https://obs-load-orch.app.elstc.co'"
     artifact_paths:
       - ".ci/load/**"
diff --git a/.ci/load/scripts/start.sh b/.ci/load/scripts/start.sh
index 4b7d704578..fb25182343 100755
--- a/.ci/load/scripts/start.sh
+++ b/.ci/load/scripts/start.sh
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 # specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
 
+set -euo pipefail
+
 curl -s -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d \
 "{\"app_token\": \""$APP_TOKEN"\", \
 \"service\": \"application\", \