diff --git a/.github/workflows/performance.yml b/.github/workflows/performance.yml
index 408f7ba9f50ac..7b6b513b37dc5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/performance.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/performance.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@ concurrency:
 permissions: {}
 
 env:
+  # Performance testing should be performed in an environment reflecting a standard production environment.
+  WP_DEBUG: false
+  SCRIPT_DEBUG: false
+  SAVEQUERIES : false
+  WP_DEVELOPMENT_MODE: ''
+  
   # This workflow takes two sets of measurements — one for the current commit,
   # and another against a consistent version that is used as a baseline measurement.
   # This is done to isolate variance in measurements caused by the GitHub runners