Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive, from a base station, a request message indicating that the UE is to set a parameter of a UE assistance information message to a particular value, wherein the particular value indicates a preference for the parameter that is unrelated to an actual preference of the UE. The UE may transmit, to the base station and based at least in part on the request message, the UE assistance information message having the parameter set to the particular value. Numerous other aspects are described.