diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 3e9186e..7df2318 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ FRAC_GREEDY=1.0
 # number of input requests to generate (virtual users will sample from these)
 SAMPLE_SIZE=1
 
+# use code prompts (rather than normal text)
+CODE=false
+
 # requests file
 REQUESTS_FILENAME=sample_requests.json
 
diff --git a/fmperf/WorkloadSpecs.py b/fmperf/WorkloadSpecs.py
index 690469e..53cefab 100644
--- a/fmperf/WorkloadSpecs.py
+++ b/fmperf/WorkloadSpecs.py
@@ -8,11 +8,13 @@ def __init__(
         image: str = "quay.io/fmperf/fmperf:main",
         pvc_name: str = None,
         overwrite: bool = False,
+        code: bool = False,
     ):
         self.sample_size = sample_size
         self.image = image
         self.pvc_name = pvc_name
         self.overwrite = overwrite
+        self.code = code
 
     @classmethod
     def from_yaml(cls, file: str):
@@ -44,6 +46,10 @@ def get_env(
                 "name": "OVERWRITE",
                 "value": str(self.overwrite),
             },
+            {
+                "name": "CODE",
+                "value": str(self.code),
+            },
             {"name": "REQUESTS_FILENAME", "value": outfile},
         ]
         return env
@@ -58,12 +64,13 @@ def __init__(
         image: str = "fmperf-project/fmperf:local",
         pvc_name: str = None,
         overwrite: bool = False,
+        code: bool = False,
     ):
         self.input_tokens = input_tokens
         self.output_tokens = output_tokens
         self.greedy = greedy
 
-        super().__init__(1, image, pvc_name, overwrite)
+        super().__init__(1, image, pvc_name, overwrite, code)
 
     @classmethod
     def from_yaml(cls, file: str):
@@ -115,13 +122,14 @@ def __init__(
         image: str = "quay.io/fmperf/fmperf:main",
         pvc_name: str = None,
         overwrite: bool = False,
+        code: bool = False,
     ):
         self.min_input_tokens = min_input_tokens
         self.max_input_tokens = max_input_tokens
         self.min_output_tokens = min_output_tokens
         self.max_output_tokens = max_output_tokens
         self.frac_greedy = frac_greedy
-        super().__init__(sample_size, image, pvc_name, overwrite)
+        super().__init__(sample_size, image, pvc_name, overwrite, code)
 
     @classmethod
     def from_yaml(cls, file: str):
@@ -168,8 +176,9 @@ def __init__(
         image: str = "quay.io/fmperf/fmperf:main",
         pvc_name: str = None,
         overwrite: bool = False,
+        code: bool = False,
     ):
-        super().__init__(sample_size, image, pvc_name, overwrite)
+        super().__init__(sample_size, image, pvc_name, overwrite, code)
 
     @classmethod
     def from_yaml(cls, file: str):
diff --git a/fmperf/loadgen/generate-input.py b/fmperf/loadgen/generate-input.py
index cb0fa8c..e79d06f 100644
--- a/fmperf/loadgen/generate-input.py
+++ b/fmperf/loadgen/generate-input.py
@@ -14,8 +14,17 @@
 import traceback
 from transformers import AutoTokenizer
 
-# read in seed text
-seed_text_file = impresources.files(fmperf.data) / "ai.txt"
+code = os.getenv("CODE", "false").lower() != "false"
+
+if code:
+    import fmperf
+
+    tmp = fmperf.__file__.split("/")[:-1]
+    tmp.append("Cluster.py")
+    seed_text_file = "/".join(tmp)
+else:
+    seed_text_file = impresources.files(fmperf.data) / "ai.txt"
+
 with open(seed_text_file, "r") as f:
     text = f.read()