diff --git a/performance-metrics/src/main.rs b/performance-metrics/src/main.rs
index 7df1b2b0a..2fc56171c 100644
--- a/performance-metrics/src/main.rs
+++ b/performance-metrics/src/main.rs
@@ -222,7 +222,11 @@ const TEST_LIST: [PerformanceTest; 15] = [
     PerformanceTest {
         name: "performance_virtio_net_latency_ns",
         func_ptr: performance_net_latency,
-        control: PerformanceTestControl::default(),
+        control: PerformanceTestControl {
+            num_queues: Some(2),
+            queue_size: Some(256),
+            ..PerformanceTestControl::default()
+        },
     },
     PerformanceTest {
         name: "performance_virtio_net_throughput_bps_single_queue_rx_bps",
diff --git a/performance-metrics/src/performance_tests.rs b/performance-metrics/src/performance_tests.rs
index dd4d8a4ad..9abf52068 100644
--- a/performance-metrics/src/performance_tests.rs
+++ b/performance-metrics/src/performance_tests.rs
@@ -215,13 +215,13 @@ fn measure_virtio_net_throughput(
 
 pub fn performance_net_throughput(control: &PerformanceTestControl) -> f64 {
     let test_time = control.test_timeout;
-    let num_queues = control.num_queues.unwrap();
-    let queue_size = control.queue_size.unwrap();
     let rx = control.net_rx.unwrap();
 
     let focal = UbuntuDiskConfig::new(FOCAL_IMAGE_NAME.to_string());
     let guest = performance_test_new_guest(Box::new(focal));
 
+    let num_queues = control.num_queues.unwrap();
+    let queue_size = control.queue_size.unwrap();
     let net_params = format!(
         "tap=,mac={},ip={},mask=255.255.255.0,num_queues={},queue_size={}",
         guest.network.guest_mac, guest.network.host_ip, num_queues, queue_size,
@@ -347,13 +347,21 @@ fn measure_virtio_net_latency(guest: &Guest, test_time: u32) -> Result<Vec<f64>,
 pub fn performance_net_latency(control: &PerformanceTestControl) -> f64 {
     let focal = UbuntuDiskConfig::new(FOCAL_IMAGE_NAME.to_string());
     let guest = performance_test_new_guest(Box::new(focal));
+
+    let num_queues = control.num_queues.unwrap();
+    let queue_size = control.queue_size.unwrap();
+    let net_params = format!(
+        "tap=,mac={},ip={},mask=255.255.255.0,num_queues={},queue_size={}",
+        guest.network.guest_mac, guest.network.host_ip, num_queues, queue_size,
+    );
+
     let mut child = GuestCommand::new(&guest)
         .args(&["--cpus", "boot=2"])
         .args(&["--memory", "size=4G"])
         .args(&["--kernel", direct_kernel_boot_path().to_str().unwrap()])
         .args(&["--cmdline", DIRECT_KERNEL_BOOT_CMDLINE])
         .default_disks()
-        .default_net()
+        .args(&["--net", net_params.as_str()])
         .capture_output()
         .set_print_cmd(false)
         .spawn()