diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 43dd50f5..90c40a50 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -51,3 +51,9 @@ jobs:
                   DATABASE_URL: 'postgres://postgres:postgres@localhost:${{ job.services.postgres.ports[5432] }}/postgres'
                   REDIS_URL: 'redis://localhost'
               run: yarn task:db-init && yarn test
+
+            - name: Run benchmarks
+              env:
+                  DATABASE_URL: 'postgres://postgres:postgres@localhost:${{ job.services.postgres.ports[5432] }}/postgres'
+                  REDIS_URL: 'redis://localhost'
+              run: yarn task:db-init && yarn benchmark
diff --git a/tests/worker.test.ts b/benchmarks/worker.benchmark.ts
similarity index 97%
rename from tests/worker.test.ts
rename to benchmarks/worker.benchmark.ts
index 5df88d36..d73ff48f 100644
--- a/tests/worker.test.ts
+++ b/benchmarks/worker.benchmark.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { makePiscina } from '../src/worker/piscina'
 import { defaultConfig } from '../src/config'
 import { PluginEvent } from 'posthog-plugins/src/types'
 import { performance } from 'perf_hooks'
-import { mockJestWithIndex } from './helpers/plugins'
+import { mockJestWithIndex } from '../tests/helpers/plugins'
 import * as os from 'os'
 import { LogLevel } from '../src/types'
 
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ function setupPiscina(workers: number, code: string, tasksPerWorker: number) {
     })
 }
 
-test('piscina worker test', async () => {
+test('piscina worker benchmark', async () => {
     // Uncomment this to become a 10x developer and make the test run just as fast!
     // Reduces events by 10x and limits threads to max 8 for quicker development
     const isLightDevRun = false
diff --git a/jest.config.js b/jest.config.js
index 6dcc4105..c7b202e5 100644
--- a/jest.config.js
+++ b/jest.config.js
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ module.exports = {
     clearMocks: true,
     coverageProvider: 'v8',
     setupFilesAfterEnv: ['./jest.setup.pg-mock.js', './jest.setup.redis-mock.js', './jest.setup.fetch-mock.js'],
-    testMatch: ['<rootDir>/tests/**/*.test.ts'],
+    testMatch: ['<rootDir>/tests/**/*.test.ts', '<rootDir>/benchmarks/**/*.benchmark.ts'],
 }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 74bf706f..bd84941b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
     "types": "dist/src/index.d.ts",
     "main": "dist/src/index.js",
     "scripts": {
-        "test": "jest --runInBand",
+        "test": "jest --testPathIgnorePatterns='benchmarks/'",
+        "benchmark": "jest --runInBand benchmarks/",
         "start": "yarn start:dev",
         "start:dist": "node dist/src/index.js --base-dir ../posthog",
         "start:dev": "ts-node-dev --exit-child src/index.ts --base-dir ../posthog",