diff --git a/benchmark-scripts/benchmark.py b/benchmark-scripts/benchmark.py
index 5942c05..2ede4a7 100644
--- a/benchmark-scripts/benchmark.py
+++ b/benchmark-scripts/benchmark.py
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ def main():
     env_vars["DEVICE"] = my_args.target_device
     retail_use_case_root = os.path.abspath(my_args.retail_use_case_root)
     env_vars["RETAIL_USE_CASE_ROOT"] = retail_use_case_root
+    env_vars["VLM_WORKLOAD_ENABLED"] = str(os.getenv("LP_VLM_WORKLOAD_ENABLED"))
     if my_args.density_increment:
         env_vars["PIPELINE_INC"] = str(my_args.density_increment)
     if len(target_fps_list) > 1 and container_names_list:
@@ -282,4 +283,4 @@ def main():
               (parser_string, my_args.parser_script, traceback.format_exc()))
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    main()
\ No newline at end of file
+    main()