diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 27e0c74c..b9a39868 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -410,27 +410,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run tests
         run: npm test
 
-  validate-load-tests:
-    needs: [check_changes]
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: ${{ needs.check_changes.outputs.load_tests == 'true' }}
-    defaults:
-      run:
-        working-directory: load-tests
-    env:
-      INFERABLE_TEST_CLUSTER_ID: ${{ secrets.INFERABLE_TEST_CLUSTER_ID }}
-      INFERABLE_TEST_API_SECRET: ${{ secrets.INFERABLE_TEST_API_SECRET }}
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: npm ci
-        # Run machine:start backgrounded
-      - run: npm run machine:start &
-      - uses: grafana/setup-k6-action@v1
-      - uses: grafana/run-k6-action@v1
-        with:
-          path: ./load-tests/script.js
-
   build-load-test-machine-image:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: check_changes
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7f0380ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+name: E2E heartbeat
+
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: "0 * * * *"
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - main
+    paths:
+      - 'load-tests/**'
+
+jobs:
+  run-e2e:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        working-directory: load-tests
+    env:
+      INFERABLE_TEST_CLUSTER_ID: ${{ secrets.INFERABLE_TEST_CLUSTER_ID }}
+      INFERABLE_TEST_API_SECRET: ${{ secrets.INFERABLE_TEST_API_SECRET }}
+      BETTER_STACK_SYNTHETIC_ENDPOINT: ${{ secrets.BETTER_STACK_SYNTHETIC_ENDPOINT }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: npm ci
+        # Run machine:start backgrounded
+      - run: npm run machine:start &
+      - uses: grafana/setup-k6-action@v1
+      - uses: grafana/run-k6-action@v1
+        with:
+          path: ./load-tests/script.js
+          fail-fast: true
+          flags: --throw
+      - run: curl -X POST ${BETTER_STACK_SYNTHETIC_ENDPOINT}
diff --git a/load-tests/script.js b/load-tests/script.js
index 0ff16af6..d022deab 100644
--- a/load-tests/script.js
+++ b/load-tests/script.js
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 import http from 'k6/http';
 import { sleep, check } from 'k6';
 
-// K6 defaults
-// export const options = {
-//   vus: 1,
-//   iterations: 1,
-// };
+export const options = {
+  // K6 defaults
+  // vus: 1,
+  // iterations: 1,
+  thresholds: {
+    // expect all checks to pass
+    checks: ['rate>=1'],
+  },
+};
 
 const API_SECRET = __ENV.INFERABLE_TEST_API_SECRET
 const CLUSTER_ID = __ENV.INFERABLE_TEST_CLUSTER_ID
@@ -18,7 +22,7 @@ export default function () {
 
   // Create a new run
   const postRunResponse = http.post(`${BASE_URL}/clusters/${CLUSTER_ID}/runs`, JSON.stringify({
-    initialPrompt: 'Get the special word from from the `searchHaystack` function',
+    initialPrompt: 'Get the special word from the `searchHaystack` function',
     resultSchema: {
       type: 'object',
       properties: {