diff --git a/loadtest/control/actions.go b/loadtest/control/actions.go
index 34591ed4c..9743c2961 100644
--- a/loadtest/control/actions.go
+++ b/loadtest/control/actions.go
@@ -58,6 +58,11 @@ func Login(u user.User) UserActionResponse {
 		return UserActionResponse{Err: NewUserError(err)}
 	}
 
+	// Populate user config
+	if err := u.GetClientConfig(); err != nil {
+		return UserActionResponse{Err: NewUserError(err)}
+	}
+
 	// Populate teams and channels.
 	teamIds, err := u.GetAllTeams(0, 100)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/loadtest/control/simulcontroller/actions.go b/loadtest/control/simulcontroller/actions.go
index 36100f52d..782f5778d 100644
--- a/loadtest/control/simulcontroller/actions.go
+++ b/loadtest/control/simulcontroller/actions.go
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ func (c *SimulController) reload(full bool) control.UserActionResponse {
 	}
 
 	var resp control.UserActionResponse
-	if c.isGQLEnabled {
+	if c.featureFlags.GraphQLEnabled {
 		resp = control.ReloadGQL(c.user)
 	} else {
 		resp = control.Reload(c.user)
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func (c *SimulController) reload(full bool) control.UserActionResponse {
 		return c.switchTeam(c.user)
 	}
 
-	if resp := loadTeam(c.user, team, c.isGQLEnabled); resp.Err != nil {
+	if resp := loadTeam(c.user, team, c.featureFlags.GraphQLEnabled); resp.Err != nil {
 		return resp
 	}
 
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ func (c *SimulController) switchTeam(u user.User) control.UserActionResponse {
 
 	c.status <- c.newInfoStatus(fmt.Sprintf("switched to team %s", team.Id))
 
-	if resp := loadTeam(u, &team, c.isGQLEnabled); resp.Err != nil {
+	if resp := loadTeam(u, &team, c.featureFlags.GraphQLEnabled); resp.Err != nil {
 		return resp
 	}
 
diff --git a/loadtest/control/simulcontroller/controller.go b/loadtest/control/simulcontroller/controller.go
index cb28db7d3..3fa7388c7 100644
--- a/loadtest/control/simulcontroller/controller.go
+++ b/loadtest/control/simulcontroller/controller.go
@@ -27,7 +27,11 @@ type SimulController struct {
 	connectedFlag  int32           // indicates that the controller is connected
 	wg             *sync.WaitGroup // to keep the track of every goroutine created by the controller
 	serverVersion  string          // stores the current server version
-	isGQLEnabled   bool
+	featureFlags   featureFlags    // stores the server's feature flags
+}
+
+type featureFlags struct {
+	GraphQLEnabled bool
 }
 
 // New creates and initializes a new SimulController with given parameters.
@@ -77,11 +81,6 @@ func (c *SimulController) Run() {
 	}()
 
 	c.serverVersion, _ = c.user.Store().ServerVersion()
-	err := c.user.GetClientConfig()
-	if err != nil {
-		c.status <- c.newErrorStatus(err)
-	}
-	c.isGQLEnabled = c.user.Store().ClientConfig()["FeatureFlagGraphQL"] == "true"
 
 	initActions := []userAction{
 		{
@@ -107,6 +106,16 @@ func (c *SimulController) Run() {
 		}
 	}
 
+	// Populate the server feature flags struct
+	clientCfg := c.user.Store().ClientConfig()
+	if len(clientCfg) == 0 {
+		c.sendFailStatus("the login init action should have populated the user config, but it is empty")
+		return
+	}
+	c.featureFlags = featureFlags{
+		GraphQLEnabled: c.user.Store().ClientConfig()["FeatureFlagGraphQL"] == "true",
+	}
+
 	actions := []userAction{
 		{
 			run:       switchChannel,