diff --git a/continuous_load_testing/Dockerfile b/continuous_load_testing/Dockerfile
index 4f8f77c..1010243 100644
--- a/continuous_load_testing/Dockerfile
+++ b/continuous_load_testing/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
 FROM eclipse-temurin
 COPY build/install/continuous_load_testing /app
-# Uncomment the line below to enable CloudPath instead of DirectPath
-# ENV GOOGLE_CLOUD_DISABLE_DIRECT_PATH=true
 CMD /app/bin/continuous_load_testing --methods=EmptyCall --concurrency=1
diff --git a/continuous_load_testing/Dockerfile.cloudpath b/continuous_load_testing/Dockerfile.cloudpath
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b5a60cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/continuous_load_testing/Dockerfile.cloudpath
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+FROM eclipse-temurin
+COPY build/install/continuous_load_testing /app
+CMD /app/bin/continuous_load_testing --methods=EmptyCall --concurrency=1 --disable_directpath=true
diff --git a/continuous_load_testing/client-java-cloudpath.yaml b/continuous_load_testing/client-java-cloudpath.yaml
index 6d7d53e..fe21b1e 100644
--- a/continuous_load_testing/client-java-cloudpath.yaml
+++ b/continuous_load_testing/client-java-cloudpath.yaml
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ spec:
               fieldPath: metadata.namespace
         - name: CONTAINER_NAME
           value: client-java-cloudpath
-        - name: GOOGLE_CLOUD_DISABLE_DIRECT_PATH
-          value: "true"
         - name: OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES
           value: k8s.pod.name=$(POD_NAME),k8s.namespace.name=$(NAMESPACE_NAME),k8s.container.name=$(CONTAINER_NAME)
         resources:
diff --git a/continuous_load_testing/src/main/java/com/google/net/grpc/testing/directpath/continuous_load_testing/Client.java b/continuous_load_testing/src/main/java/com/google/net/grpc/testing/directpath/continuous_load_testing/Client.java
index 7ab9183..9f69ba0 100644
--- a/continuous_load_testing/src/main/java/com/google/net/grpc/testing/directpath/continuous_load_testing/Client.java
+++ b/continuous_load_testing/src/main/java/com/google/net/grpc/testing/directpath/continuous_load_testing/Client.java
@@ -45,10 +45,12 @@ private enum Method {
   }
 
   private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(Client.class.getName());
-  private static final String BACKEND = "google-c2p:///directpathgrpctesting-pa.googleapis.com";
+  private static final String DIRECTPATH_BACKEND = "google-c2p:///directpathgrpctesting-pa.googleapis.com";
+  private static final String CLOUDPATH_BACKEND = "dns:///directpathgrpctesting-pa.googleapis.com";
   private static final Set<Method> methods = new HashSet<>(Arrays.asList(Method.values()));
   private static int concurrency = 1;
   private static int num_of_requests = 10;
+  private static boolean disable_directpath = false;
 
   private static final Collection<String> METRICS =
       ImmutableList.of(
@@ -79,7 +81,8 @@ public static void main(String[] args) {
     GrpcOpenTelemetry grpcOpenTelemetry = initializeOpenTelemetry();
 
     ChannelCredentials credentials = GoogleDefaultChannelCredentials.create();
-    ManagedChannelBuilder<?> builder = Grpc.newChannelBuilder(BACKEND, credentials);
+    String backend = disable_directpath ? CLOUDPATH_BACKEND : DIRECTPATH_BACKEND;
+    ManagedChannelBuilder<?> builder = Grpc.newChannelBuilder(backend, credentials);
     grpcOpenTelemetry.configureChannelBuilder(builder);
     TestServiceStub stub = TestServiceGrpc.newStub(builder.build());
 
@@ -126,10 +129,14 @@ private static void parseArgs(String[] args) {
       if (arg.startsWith("--num_of_requests=")) {
         num_of_requests = Integer.parseInt(arg.substring("--num_of_requests=".length()));
       }
+      if (arg.startsWith("--disable_directpath=")) {
+        disable_directpath = Boolean.parseBoolean(arg.substring("--disable_directpath=".length()));
+      }
     }
     logger.info("methods: " + methods);
     logger.info("concurrency: " + concurrency);
     logger.info("num_of_requests: " + num_of_requests);
+    logger.info("disable_directpath:" + disable_directpath);
   }
 
   private static GrpcOpenTelemetry initializeOpenTelemetry() {