diff --git a/theodolite/src/main/kotlin/theodolite/evaluation/SloCheckerFactory.kt b/theodolite/src/main/kotlin/theodolite/evaluation/SloCheckerFactory.kt
index 394f4c9a4bd9cc690d874f501550c66e792ac7e5..68e5abc6bf269b936d2d89d7a29fdc8d0508b33c 100644
--- a/theodolite/src/main/kotlin/theodolite/evaluation/SloCheckerFactory.kt
+++ b/theodolite/src/main/kotlin/theodolite/evaluation/SloCheckerFactory.kt
@@ -27,19 +27,25 @@ class SloCheckerFactory {
     ): SloChecker {
         return when (sloType) {
             "lag trend" -> ExternalSloChecker(
-                externalSlopeURL = properties["externalSloUrl"] ?: throw IllegalArgumentException("externalSloUrl expected"),
+                externalSlopeURL = properties["externalSloUrl"]
+                    ?: throw IllegalArgumentException("externalSloUrl expected"),
                 threshold = properties["threshold"]?.toInt() ?: throw IllegalArgumentException("threshold expected"),
                 warmup = properties["warmup"]?.toInt() ?: throw IllegalArgumentException("warmup expected")
             )
             "lag trend percent" -> {
-                var thresholdPercent = properties["percent"]?.toInt() ?: throw IllegalArgumentException("percent for threshold expected")
+                if (!properties["loadType"].equals("NumSensors")) {
+                    throw IllegalArgumentException("Percent Threshold is only allowed with load type NumSensors")
+                }
+                var thresholdPercent =
+                    properties["percent"]?.toInt() ?: throw IllegalArgumentException("percent for threshold expected")
                 if (thresholdPercent < 0 || thresholdPercent > 100) {
                     throw IllegalArgumentException("Threshold percent need to be an Int in the range between 0 and 100 (inclusive)")
                 }
                 var threshold = (load.get() / 100.0 * thresholdPercent).toInt()
 
                 ExternalSloChecker(
-                    externalSlopeURL = properties["externalSloUrl"] ?: throw IllegalArgumentException("externalSloUrl expected"),
+                    externalSlopeURL = properties["externalSloUrl"]
+                        ?: throw IllegalArgumentException("externalSloUrl expected"),
                     threshold = threshold,
                     warmup = properties["warmup"]?.toInt() ?: throw IllegalArgumentException("warmup expected")
                 )
diff --git a/theodolite/src/main/kotlin/theodolite/execution/TheodoliteExecutor.kt b/theodolite/src/main/kotlin/theodolite/execution/TheodoliteExecutor.kt
index f5054dc2d8c3525562118b559ab8987215dc4ea1..bc9371763c30e4cef913a368b64e9989e7f2286b 100644
--- a/theodolite/src/main/kotlin/theodolite/execution/TheodoliteExecutor.kt
+++ b/theodolite/src/main/kotlin/theodolite/execution/TheodoliteExecutor.kt
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ class TheodoliteExecutor(
                 this.kubernetesBenchmark.loadTypes
             )
 
+        // Add load type to check if the percentage lag trend is applicable
+        config.slos.forEach { it.properties["loadType"] = config.load.loadType }
+
         executor =
             BenchmarkExecutorImpl(
                 benchmark = kubernetesBenchmark,