diff --git a/scale/workloads/10-sensors.yaml b/scale/workloads/10-sensors.yaml
index a5fd269aaf1ca..ca46d92a9a425 100644
--- a/scale/workloads/10-sensors.yaml
+++ b/scale/workloads/10-sensors.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ deploymentWorkload:
 networkWorkload:
   batchSize: 5000
   flowInterval: 30s
+  generateUnclosedEndpoints: true
 nodeWorkload:
   numNodes: 1000
 rbacWorkload:
diff --git a/scale/workloads/active-vulnmgmt.yaml b/scale/workloads/active-vulnmgmt.yaml
index 2ef90fc6a0a0f..be575de890a65 100644
--- a/scale/workloads/active-vulnmgmt.yaml
+++ b/scale/workloads/active-vulnmgmt.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ deploymentWorkload:
 networkWorkload:
   batchSize: 100
   flowInterval: 1s
+  generateUnclosedEndpoints: true
 nodeWorkload:
   numNodes: 500
 rbacWorkload:
diff --git a/scale/workloads/default.yaml b/scale/workloads/default.yaml
index a4ec0c777c455..1b8210cc49735 100755
--- a/scale/workloads/default.yaml
+++ b/scale/workloads/default.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ deploymentWorkload:
 networkWorkload:
   batchSize: 100
   flowInterval: 1s
+  generateUnclosedEndpoints: true
 nodeWorkload:
   numNodes: 1000
 rbacWorkload:
diff --git a/scale/workloads/high-alert.yaml b/scale/workloads/high-alert.yaml
index 942cd9bb1a45d..652f91a9b4cf7 100755
--- a/scale/workloads/high-alert.yaml
+++ b/scale/workloads/high-alert.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ deploymentWorkload:
 networkWorkload:
   batchSize: 100
   flowInterval: 1s
+  generateUnclosedEndpoints: true
 nodeWorkload:
   numNodes: 1000
 rbacWorkload:
diff --git a/scale/workloads/long-running.yaml b/scale/workloads/long-running.yaml
index 1b87438647bef..aee062cd7ca50 100755
--- a/scale/workloads/long-running.yaml
+++ b/scale/workloads/long-running.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ deploymentWorkload:
 networkWorkload:
   batchSize: 100
   flowInterval: 1s
+  generateUnclosedEndpoints: true
 nodeWorkload:
   numNodes: 1000
 rbacWorkload:
diff --git a/scale/workloads/np-load.yaml b/scale/workloads/np-load.yaml
index f976d72329c30..956cbdc2fa9ac 100755
--- a/scale/workloads/np-load.yaml
+++ b/scale/workloads/np-load.yaml
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ networkPolicyWorkload:
 networkWorkload:
   batchSize: 100
   flowInterval: 1s
+  generateUnclosedEndpoints: true
 nodeWorkload:
   numNodes: 1000
 rbacWorkload:
diff --git a/scale/workloads/okr-single-load.yaml b/scale/workloads/okr-single-load.yaml
index c89d5aa3a223c..532ad8f542c79 100755
--- a/scale/workloads/okr-single-load.yaml
+++ b/scale/workloads/okr-single-load.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ deploymentWorkload:
 networkWorkload:
   batchSize: 500
   flowInterval: 24h
+  generateUnclosedEndpoints: true
 nodeWorkload:
   numNodes: 1000
 rbacWorkload:
diff --git a/scale/workloads/rbac.yaml b/scale/workloads/rbac.yaml
index c7de61b11a35f..20d5840572e94 100755
--- a/scale/workloads/rbac.yaml
+++ b/scale/workloads/rbac.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ deploymentWorkload:
 networkWorkload:
   batchSize: 100
   flowInterval: 30s
+  generateUnclosedEndpoints: true
 nodeWorkload:
   numNodes: 100
 rbacWorkload:
diff --git a/scale/workloads/sample.yaml b/scale/workloads/sample.yaml
index b51ade3e31cf5..0ddc483261440 100755
--- a/scale/workloads/sample.yaml
+++ b/scale/workloads/sample.yaml
@@ -56,4 +56,6 @@ networkWorkload:
   flowInterval: 60s
   # ...create this many random connections between IP addresses in the cluster
   batchSize: 500
+  # whether to generate endpoints that will never be marked as closed
+  generateUnclosedEndpoints: true
 
diff --git a/scale/workloads/scale-test.yaml b/scale/workloads/scale-test.yaml
index 04f1446d45dbe..aed256d5072d9 100755
--- a/scale/workloads/scale-test.yaml
+++ b/scale/workloads/scale-test.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ deploymentWorkload:
 networkWorkload:
   batchSize: 100
   flowInterval: 1s
+  generateUnclosedEndpoints: true
 nodeWorkload:
   numNodes: 1000
 rbacWorkload:
diff --git a/scale/workloads/small.yaml b/scale/workloads/small.yaml
index ca12a11901108..8a8d4aa7c2da4 100755
--- a/scale/workloads/small.yaml
+++ b/scale/workloads/small.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ deploymentWorkload:
 networkWorkload:
   batchSize: 100
   flowInterval: 30s
+  generateUnclosedEndpoints: true
 nodeWorkload:
   numNodes: 100
 rbacWorkload:
diff --git a/scale/workloads/vulnmgmt.yaml b/scale/workloads/vulnmgmt.yaml
index 64a21c31abd6e..d20a65a3eb8ca 100755
--- a/scale/workloads/vulnmgmt.yaml
+++ b/scale/workloads/vulnmgmt.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ deploymentWorkload:
 networkWorkload:
   batchSize: 100
   flowInterval: 0
+  generateUnclosedEndpoints: true
 nodeWorkload:
   numNodes: 1000
 rbacWorkload:
diff --git a/scale/workloads/xlarge.yaml b/scale/workloads/xlarge.yaml
index 69e10a055a8ca..7d1a2ca291700 100755
--- a/scale/workloads/xlarge.yaml
+++ b/scale/workloads/xlarge.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ deploymentWorkload:
 networkWorkload:
   batchSize: 500
   flowInterval: 1s
+  generateUnclosedEndpoints: true
 nodeWorkload:
   numNodes: 1000
 rbacWorkload:
diff --git a/sensor/kubernetes/fake/flows.go b/sensor/kubernetes/fake/flows.go
index 945e67e87b503..7b550521f0170 100644
--- a/sensor/kubernetes/fake/flows.go
+++ b/sensor/kubernetes/fake/flows.go
@@ -322,7 +322,10 @@ func (w *WorkloadManager) getFakeNetworkConnectionInfo(workload NetworkWorkload)
 		if endpointPool.Size < endpointPool.Capacity {
 			endpointPool.add(networkEndpoint)
 		}
-		networkEndpoints = append(networkEndpoints, networkEndpoint)
+		if workload.GenerateUnclosedEndpoints {
+			// These endpoints will not be closed - i.e., CloseTimestamp will be always nil.
+			networkEndpoints = append(networkEndpoints, networkEndpoint)
+		}
 	}
 
 	for _, endpoint := range endpointPool.EndpointsToBeClosed {
diff --git a/sensor/kubernetes/fake/workload.go b/sensor/kubernetes/fake/workload.go
index 8f64ea9c0e228..5fd866ad5e8b9 100644
--- a/sensor/kubernetes/fake/workload.go
+++ b/sensor/kubernetes/fake/workload.go
@@ -42,8 +42,9 @@ type ProcessWorkload struct {
 
 // NetworkWorkload defines the rate and size of network flows
 type NetworkWorkload struct {
-	FlowInterval time.Duration `yaml:"flowInterval"`
-	BatchSize    int           `yaml:"batchSize"`
+	FlowInterval              time.Duration `yaml:"flowInterval"`
+	BatchSize                 int           `yaml:"batchSize"`
+	GenerateUnclosedEndpoints bool          `yaml:"generateUnclosedEndpoints"`
 }
 
 // PodWorkload defines the workload and lifecycle of the pods within a deployment