diff --git a/theodolite-benchmarks/uc1-beam-samza/samza-standalone.properties b/theodolite-benchmarks/uc1-beam-samza/samza-standalone.properties
index 8044fe3d7516591b1a0eefb73585f6acc5382409..dbee6146ee63b719c94463da89833f8d8a3f7f80 100644
--- a/theodolite-benchmarks/uc1-beam-samza/samza-standalone.properties
+++ b/theodolite-benchmarks/uc1-beam-samza/samza-standalone.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 # runner
 app.runner.class=org.apache.samza.runtime.LocalApplicationRunner
 
+job.config.rewriters=env-config
+job.config.rewriter.env-config.class=org.apache.samza.config.EnvironmentConfigRewriter
+
 # zk
 job.coordinator.factory=org.apache.samza.zk.ZkJobCoordinatorFactory
 #job.coordinator.zk.connect=my-confluent-cp-zookeeper:2181
diff --git a/theodolite-benchmarks/uc2-beam-samza/samza-standalone.properties b/theodolite-benchmarks/uc2-beam-samza/samza-standalone.properties
index 8044fe3d7516591b1a0eefb73585f6acc5382409..dbee6146ee63b719c94463da89833f8d8a3f7f80 100644
--- a/theodolite-benchmarks/uc2-beam-samza/samza-standalone.properties
+++ b/theodolite-benchmarks/uc2-beam-samza/samza-standalone.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 # runner
 app.runner.class=org.apache.samza.runtime.LocalApplicationRunner
 
+job.config.rewriters=env-config
+job.config.rewriter.env-config.class=org.apache.samza.config.EnvironmentConfigRewriter
+
 # zk
 job.coordinator.factory=org.apache.samza.zk.ZkJobCoordinatorFactory
 #job.coordinator.zk.connect=my-confluent-cp-zookeeper:2181
diff --git a/theodolite-benchmarks/uc3-beam-samza/samza-standalone.properties b/theodolite-benchmarks/uc3-beam-samza/samza-standalone.properties
index 8044fe3d7516591b1a0eefb73585f6acc5382409..dbee6146ee63b719c94463da89833f8d8a3f7f80 100644
--- a/theodolite-benchmarks/uc3-beam-samza/samza-standalone.properties
+++ b/theodolite-benchmarks/uc3-beam-samza/samza-standalone.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 # runner
 app.runner.class=org.apache.samza.runtime.LocalApplicationRunner
 
+job.config.rewriters=env-config
+job.config.rewriter.env-config.class=org.apache.samza.config.EnvironmentConfigRewriter
+
 # zk
 job.coordinator.factory=org.apache.samza.zk.ZkJobCoordinatorFactory
 #job.coordinator.zk.connect=my-confluent-cp-zookeeper:2181
diff --git a/theodolite-benchmarks/uc4-beam-samza/samza-standalone.properties b/theodolite-benchmarks/uc4-beam-samza/samza-standalone.properties
index 6f1f1aa652596ed59587ccbaa0b99ad61b388cf2..6f7438df50e31b2f293fdf1d6a0f27ad4c215929 100644
--- a/theodolite-benchmarks/uc4-beam-samza/samza-standalone.properties
+++ b/theodolite-benchmarks/uc4-beam-samza/samza-standalone.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 # runner
 app.runner.class=org.apache.samza.runtime.LocalApplicationRunner
 
+job.config.rewriters=env-config
+job.config.rewriter.env-config.class=org.apache.samza.config.EnvironmentConfigRewriter
+
 # zk
 job.coordinator.factory=org.apache.samza.zk.ZkJobCoordinatorFactory
 #job.coordinator.zk.connect=my-confluent-cp-zookeeper:2181