diff --git a/perf/runner/src/index.ts b/perf/runner/src/index.ts
index 92637a27d..07e0b31b8 100644
--- a/perf/runner/src/index.ts
+++ b/perf/runner/src/index.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ async function main(clientPublicIP: string, serverPublicIP: string, testing: boo
     copyAndBuildPerfImplementations(serverPublicIP);
     copyAndBuildPerfImplementations(clientPublicIP);
 
+    testing = true
+
     const benchmarks = [
         runBenchmarkAcrossVersions({
             name: "throughput/upload",