diff --git a/theodolite-benchmarks/definitions/uc4-load-generator/resources/uc4-load-generator-deployment.yaml b/theodolite-benchmarks/definitions/uc4-load-generator/resources/uc4-load-generator-deployment.yaml
index 0f64fc881b5beb31a6dad4ff2a755413049b96fa..70674757ff97b4377902395868eac2e03070c31a 100644
--- a/theodolite-benchmarks/definitions/uc4-load-generator/resources/uc4-load-generator-deployment.yaml
+++ b/theodolite-benchmarks/definitions/uc4-load-generator/resources/uc4-load-generator-deployment.yaml
@@ -30,5 +30,7 @@ spec:
               value: "theodolite-kafka-kafka-bootstrap:9092"
             - name: SCHEMA_REGISTRY_URL
               value: "http://theodolite-cp-schema-registry:8081"
+            - name: NUM_SENSORS
+              value: "4"
             - name: NUM_NESTED_GROUPS
               value: "5"