diff --git a/fixtures/load/Makefile b/fixtures/load/Makefile
index dc09bc18a..6c6870a48 100644
--- a/fixtures/load/Makefile
+++ b/fixtures/load/Makefile
@@ -5,6 +5,5 @@ k6:
 
 .PHONY:
 run: k6
-	kubectl delete ns testns || true
-	kubectl create ns testns || true
+	kubectl delete pods --all -n testns
 	 ./k6 run load.ts --insecure-skip-tls-verify