diff --git a/scripts/cluster/run-production-acceptance.sh b/scripts/cluster/run-production-acceptance.sh
index 6dc3777..d7bd6dd 100755
--- a/scripts/cluster/run-production-acceptance.sh
+++ b/scripts/cluster/run-production-acceptance.sh
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ release_manifest=$2
 }
 
 load_cluster_env
-require_commands curl git go jq node openssl sed
+require_commands curl git jq node openssl sed
 
 : "${AI_GATEWAY_ACCEPTANCE_ADMIN_TOKEN:?}"
 : "${AI_GATEWAY_ACCEPTANCE_API_KEY:?}"
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ remote_release_helper=${AI_GATEWAY_REMOTE_RELEASE_HELPER:-/usr/local/sbin/easyai
 temporary_root=$(mktemp -d)
 chmod 0700 "$temporary_root"
 current_manifest=$temporary_root/current.json
-load_binary=$temporary_root/easyai-ai-gateway-acceptance-load
 run_token=$(openssl rand -hex 32)
 run_id=
 report_root=
@@ -667,20 +666,68 @@ apply_capacity_profile() {
 run_load_profile() {
   local profile=$1
   local report_path=$2
-  (
-    cd "$cluster_root/apps/api"
-    AI_GATEWAY_ACCEPTANCE_PROFILE=$profile \
-    AI_GATEWAY_ACCEPTANCE_GATEWAYS=$AI_GATEWAY_ACCEPTANCE_GATEWAYS \
-    AI_GATEWAY_ACCEPTANCE_GATEWAY_TLS_SERVER_NAME=$AI_GATEWAY_ACCEPTANCE_GATEWAY_TLS_SERVER_NAME \
-    AI_GATEWAY_ACCEPTANCE_EMULATOR_URL=http://easyai-acceptance-emulator.easyai.svc.cluster.local:8090 \
-    AI_GATEWAY_ACCEPTANCE_API_KEY=$AI_GATEWAY_ACCEPTANCE_API_KEY \
-    AI_GATEWAY_ACCEPTANCE_RUN_ID=$run_id \
-    AI_GATEWAY_ACCEPTANCE_RUN_TOKEN=$run_token \
-    AI_GATEWAY_ACCEPTANCE_GEMINI_MODEL=$AI_GATEWAY_ACCEPTANCE_GEMINI_MODEL \
-    AI_GATEWAY_ACCEPTANCE_VIDEO_MODEL=$AI_GATEWAY_ACCEPTANCE_VIDEO_MODEL \
-    AI_GATEWAY_ACCEPTANCE_REAL_IMAGE_URLS=$AI_GATEWAY_ACCEPTANCE_REAL_IMAGE_URLS \
-      "$load_binary" -profile "$profile" -report "$report_path" >/dev/null
-  )
+  local load_pod remote_script
+  [[ $profile =~ ^[a-z-]+$ ]] || return 1
+  load_pod=$(remote_kubectl get pods -n "$namespace" \
+    -l 'app.kubernetes.io/name=easyai-acceptance-emulator' -o json |
+    jq -r '[.items[]
+      | select(any(.status.conditions[]?; .type=="Ready" and .status=="True"))
+      | .metadata.name][0] // empty')
+  [[ $load_pod =~ ^easyai-acceptance-emulator-[a-z0-9-]+$ ]] || {
+    echo 'acceptance load runner Pod is not Ready' >&2
+    return 1
+  }
+  # Feed private values through stdin so the API Key and Run Token never enter
+  # the Pod spec, remote command arguments, process list, or report.
+  # shellcheck disable=SC2016 # This script runs inside the release image.
+  remote_script='
+set -eu
+read -r gateways_b64
+read -r tls_name_b64
+read -r emulator_b64
+read -r api_key_b64
+read -r run_id_b64
+read -r run_token_b64
+read -r gemini_model_b64
+read -r video_model_b64
+read -r image_urls_b64
+decode() {
+  printf "%s" "$1" | base64 -d
+}
+export AI_GATEWAY_ACCEPTANCE_GATEWAYS=$(decode "$gateways_b64")
+export AI_GATEWAY_ACCEPTANCE_GATEWAY_TLS_SERVER_NAME=$(decode "$tls_name_b64")
+export AI_GATEWAY_ACCEPTANCE_EMULATOR_URL=$(decode "$emulator_b64")
+export AI_GATEWAY_ACCEPTANCE_API_KEY=$(decode "$api_key_b64")
+export AI_GATEWAY_ACCEPTANCE_RUN_ID=$(decode "$run_id_b64")
+export AI_GATEWAY_ACCEPTANCE_RUN_TOKEN=$(decode "$run_token_b64")
+export AI_GATEWAY_ACCEPTANCE_GEMINI_MODEL=$(decode "$gemini_model_b64")
+export AI_GATEWAY_ACCEPTANCE_VIDEO_MODEL=$(decode "$video_model_b64")
+export AI_GATEWAY_ACCEPTANCE_REAL_IMAGE_URLS=$(decode "$image_urls_b64")
+exec /app/easyai-ai-gateway-acceptance-load -profile "$1"
+'
+  {
+    printf '%s' "$AI_GATEWAY_ACCEPTANCE_GATEWAYS" | openssl base64 -A
+    printf '\n'
+    printf '%s' "$AI_GATEWAY_ACCEPTANCE_GATEWAY_TLS_SERVER_NAME" | openssl base64 -A
+    printf '\n'
+    printf '%s' 'http://easyai-acceptance-emulator.easyai.svc.cluster.local:8090' |
+      openssl base64 -A
+    printf '\n'
+    printf '%s' "$AI_GATEWAY_ACCEPTANCE_API_KEY" | openssl base64 -A
+    printf '\n'
+    printf '%s' "$run_id" | openssl base64 -A
+    printf '\n'
+    printf '%s' "$run_token" | openssl base64 -A
+    printf '\n'
+    printf '%s' "$AI_GATEWAY_ACCEPTANCE_GEMINI_MODEL" | openssl base64 -A
+    printf '\n'
+    printf '%s' "$AI_GATEWAY_ACCEPTANCE_VIDEO_MODEL" | openssl base64 -A
+    printf '\n'
+    printf '%s' "$AI_GATEWAY_ACCEPTANCE_REAL_IMAGE_URLS" | openssl base64 -A
+    printf '\n'
+  } |
+    remote_kubectl exec -i -n "$namespace" "$load_pod" -- \
+      sh -c "$remote_script" -- "$profile" >"$report_path"
 }
 
 kill_one_worker_during_recovery() {
@@ -1216,10 +1263,6 @@ ensure_acceptance_model_access
 deploy_protocol_emulator
 create_and_activate_run
 wait_for_existing_tasks_to_drain
-(
-  cd "$cluster_root/apps/api"
-  go build -trimpath -o "$load_binary" ./cmd/acceptance-load
-)
 
 for profile in P24 P28 P32; do
   if ! apply_capacity_profile "$profile"; then