diff --git a/scenarios/perf-eval/k8s-node-stress/kubernetes /kubelet-config.yaml b/scenarios/perf-eval/k8s-node-stress/kubernetes /kubelet-config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c86c8fcfde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scenarios/perf-eval/k8s-node-stress/kubernetes /kubelet-config.yaml	
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# daemonset deployment file
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/steps/topology/k8s-resource-pressure/validate-resources.yml b/steps/topology/k8s-resource-pressure/validate-resources.yml
index e0efb27b4f..27951f0416 100644
--- a/steps/topology/k8s-resource-pressure/validate-resources.yml
+++ b/steps/topology/k8s-resource-pressure/validate-resources.yml
@@ -14,3 +14,6 @@ steps:
 - template: /steps/engine/clusterloader2/large-cluster/validate.yml
   parameters:
     desired_nodes: 3
+
+# apply daemonset here before running benchmark 
+kubectl apply -f /scenario/k8s-resource-pressure/daemonset/cri-resource-consumer-daemonset.yml