diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2374df72..51f4e097 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ LT_VERSION?=$(shell grep 'VERSION' cmd/loadtester/main.go | awk '{ print $$4 }'
 TS=$(shell date +%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S)
 
 run:
-	go run cmd/flagger/* -kubeconfig=$$HOME/.kube/config -log-level=info \
+	go run cmd/flagger/* -kubeconfig=$$HOME/.kube/config -log-level=info -mesh-provider=istio -namespace=test \
 	-metrics-server=https://prometheus.istio.weavedx.com \
 	-slack-url=https://hooks.slack.com/services/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 \
 	-slack-channel="devops-alerts"
@@ -106,6 +106,11 @@ reset-test:
 	kubectl apply -f ./artifacts/namespaces
 	kubectl apply -f ./artifacts/canaries
 
+loadtester-run:
+	docker build -t weaveworks/flagger-loadtester:$(LT_VERSION) . -f Dockerfile.loadtester
+	docker rm -f tester || true
+	docker run -dp 8888:9090 --name tester weaveworks/flagger-loadtester:$(LT_VERSION)
+
 loadtester-push:
 	docker build -t weaveworks/flagger-loadtester:$(LT_VERSION) . -f Dockerfile.loadtester
-	docker push weaveworks/flagger-loadtester:$(LT_VERSION)
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+	docker push weaveworks/flagger-loadtester:$(LT_VERSION)