diff --git a/.github/workflows/benchmark-master-push.yml b/.github/workflows/benchmark-master-push.yml
index 09978a0ae5c..bde6e623a88 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/benchmark-master-push.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/benchmark-master-push.yml
@@ -34,9 +34,12 @@ jobs:
           go-version: "1.22.x"
 
       - name: Run benchmark
+        # add more benchmarks by adding additional lines for different packages;
+        # or modify the -bench regexp.
         run: |
-          go test -benchmem -bench=. ./... -run=^$ \
-          -cpu 1,2 -timeout 50m | tee benchmarks.txt
+          set -xeuo pipefail && (
+            go test ./gnovm/pkg/gnolang -bench='BenchmarkBenchdata' -benchmem -run='^$' -v -cpu=1,2
+          ) | tee benchmarks.txt
 
       - name: Download previous benchmark data
         uses: actions/cache@v4