diff --git a/.evergreen/config.yml b/.evergreen/config.yml
index d1703ae3b4..10fbded91e 100644
--- a/.evergreen/config.yml
+++ b/.evergreen/config.yml
@@ -3612,6 +3612,7 @@ buildvariants:
       - run-spec-benchmark-tests-node-server-logging
     tags:
       - performance
+    activate: true
   - name: rhel8-custom-dependency-tests
     display_name: Custom Dependency Version Test
     run_on: rhel80-large
diff --git a/.evergreen/generate_evergreen_tasks.js b/.evergreen/generate_evergreen_tasks.js
index 30d6466b49..c460072c48 100644
--- a/.evergreen/generate_evergreen_tasks.js
+++ b/.evergreen/generate_evergreen_tasks.js
@@ -788,7 +788,8 @@ function addPerformanceTasks() {
     display_name: 'Performance Test',
     run_on: 'rhel90-dbx-perf-large',
     tasks: tasks.map(({ name }) => name),
-    tags: ['performance']
+    tags: ['performance'],
+    activate: true
   });
 }
 addPerformanceTasks();