diff --git a/integration-tests/load/automationv2_1/automationv2_1_test.go b/integration-tests/load/automationv2_1/automationv2_1_test.go
index bd1fcfa1559..c560bc25700 100644
--- a/integration-tests/load/automationv2_1/automationv2_1_test.go
+++ b/integration-tests/load/automationv2_1/automationv2_1_test.go
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ Password = '%s'`
 			},
 		},
 		"stateful": true,
-		"capacity": "10Gi",
+		"capacity": "20Gi",
 	}
 
 	recNodeSpec = map[string]interface{}{
@@ -798,7 +798,7 @@ Test Duration: %s`
 			if err != nil {
 				l.Error().Err(err).Msg("Error increasing TTL of namespace")
 			}
-		} else if chainClient.Cfg.IsSimulatedNetwork() {
+		} else if chainClient.Cfg.IsSimulatedNetwork() || *loadedTestConfig.Automation.General.RemoveNamespace {
 			err := testEnvironment.Client.RemoveNamespace(testEnvironment.Cfg.Namespace)
 			if err != nil {
 				l.Error().Err(err).Msg("Error removing namespace")
diff --git a/integration-tests/testconfig/automation/automation.toml b/integration-tests/testconfig/automation/automation.toml
index 86eb279de39..0cfc2e87f42 100644
--- a/integration-tests/testconfig/automation/automation.toml
+++ b/integration-tests/testconfig/automation/automation.toml
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ ephemeral_addresses_number = 100
 
 [Load.Common]
 chainlink_node_funding = 100
+remove_namespace = true
 
 [Load.Automation]
 [Load.Automation.General]
diff --git a/integration-tests/testconfig/automation/config.go b/integration-tests/testconfig/automation/config.go
index 103f963d881..bde989f544b 100644
--- a/integration-tests/testconfig/automation/config.go
+++ b/integration-tests/testconfig/automation/config.go
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ type General struct {
 	SpecType              *string `toml:"spec_type"`
 	ChainlinkNodeLogLevel *string `toml:"chainlink_node_log_level"`
 	UsePrometheus         *bool   `toml:"use_prometheus"`
+	RemoveNamespace       *bool   `toml:"remove_namespace"`
 }
 
 func (c *General) Validate() error {
@@ -66,6 +67,12 @@ func (c *General) Validate() error {
 	if c.ChainlinkNodeLogLevel == nil {
 		return errors.New("chainlink_node_log_level must be set")
 	}
+	if c.UsePrometheus == nil {
+		return errors.New("use_prometheus must be set")
+	}
+	if c.RemoveNamespace == nil {
+		return errors.New("remove_namespace must be set")
+	}
 
 	return nil
 }