diff --git a/tests/e2e/scenarios/scalability/run-test.sh b/tests/e2e/scenarios/scalability/run-test.sh
index 9177fa807ebb0..df30c55ccc66c 100755
--- a/tests/e2e/scenarios/scalability/run-test.sh
+++ b/tests/e2e/scenarios/scalability/run-test.sh
@@ -188,6 +188,13 @@ else
 EOL
 fi
 
+# Allow override of test config for specialized tests (e.g., DRA)
+if [[ -n "${KOPS_CL2_TEST_CONFIG:-}" ]]; then
+  TEST_CONFIG="${GOPATH}/src/k8s.io/perf-tests/clusterloader2/${KOPS_CL2_TEST_CONFIG}"
+else
+  TEST_CONFIG="${GOPATH}/src/k8s.io/perf-tests/clusterloader2/testing/load/config.yaml"
+fi
+
 kubetest2 kops "${KUBETEST2_ARGS[@]}" \
   --up \
   --kubernetes-version="${K8S_VERSION}" \
@@ -196,7 +203,7 @@ kubetest2 kops "${KUBETEST2_ARGS[@]}" \
   -- \
   --provider="${CLOUD_PROVIDER}" \
   --repo-root="${GOPATH}"/src/k8s.io/perf-tests \
-  --test-configs="${GOPATH}"/src/k8s.io/perf-tests/clusterloader2/testing/load/config.yaml \
+  --test-configs="${TEST_CONFIG}" \
   --test-overrides="${GOPATH}"/src/k8s.io/perf-tests/clusterloader2/testing/load/overrides.yaml \
   --extra-args="--experimental-prometheus-snapshot-to-report-dir=true" \
   --kube-config="${HOME}/.kube/config"