diff --git a/.github/workflows/notebook_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/notebook_tests.yml
index 2ffc82a52..a437d1bbb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/notebook_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/notebook_tests.yml
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ jobs:
         if: env.has_changes == 'true'
         run: |
           source .venv-${{ env.version }}/bin/activate
+          export PYTHONPATH=$(pwd)
           pytest -v --nbmake "./docs/notebooks" \
             --nbmake-timeout=2000 \
             --ignore=./docs/notebooks/zernike_eval.ipynb \
diff --git a/tests/benchmarks/benchmark_cpu_small.py b/tests/benchmarks/benchmark_cpu_small.py
index f76033983..cda8c7ff2 100644
--- a/tests/benchmarks/benchmark_cpu_small.py
+++ b/tests/benchmarks/benchmark_cpu_small.py
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ def test_objective_jac_atf(benchmark):
     def run(x, objective):
         objective.jac_scaled_error(x, objective.constants).block_until_ready()
 
-    benchmark.pedantic(run, args=(x, objective), rounds=15, iterations=1)
+    benchmark.pedantic(run, args=(x, objective), rounds=20, iterations=1)
 
 
 @pytest.mark.slow
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ def setup():
         }
         return args, kwargs
 
-    benchmark.pedantic(perturb, setup=setup, rounds=10, iterations=1)
+    benchmark.pedantic(perturb, setup=setup, rounds=8, iterations=1)
 
 
 @pytest.mark.slow
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ def setup():
         }
         return args, kwargs
 
-    benchmark.pedantic(perturb, setup=setup, rounds=10, iterations=1)
+    benchmark.pedantic(perturb, setup=setup, rounds=8, iterations=1)
 
 
 @pytest.mark.slow
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ def test_proximal_jac_atf(benchmark):
     def run(x, prox):
         prox.jac_scaled_error(x, prox.constants).block_until_ready()
 
-    benchmark.pedantic(run, args=(x, prox), rounds=20, iterations=1)
+    benchmark.pedantic(run, args=(x, prox), rounds=10, iterations=1)
 
 
 @pytest.mark.slow
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ def test_proximal_freeb_jac(benchmark):
     def run(x, obj, prox):
         obj.jac_scaled_error(x, prox.constants).block_until_ready()
 
-    benchmark.pedantic(run, args=(x, obj, prox), rounds=15, iterations=1)
+    benchmark.pedantic(run, args=(x, obj, prox), rounds=10, iterations=1)
 
 
 @pytest.mark.slow
@@ -398,6 +398,7 @@ def test_solve_fixed_iter_compiled(benchmark):
     """Benchmark running eq.solve for fixed iteration count after compilation."""
 
     def setup():
+        jax.clear_caches()
         eq = desc.examples.get("ESTELL")
         with pytest.warns(UserWarning, match="Reducing radial"):
             eq.change_resolution(6, 6, 6, 12, 12, 12)
@@ -436,19 +437,18 @@ def run(eq):
 def test_LinearConstraintProjection_build(benchmark):
     """Benchmark LinearConstraintProjection build."""
     eq = desc.examples.get("W7-X")
-    obj = ObjectiveFunction(ForceBalance(eq))
-    con = get_fixed_boundary_constraints(eq)
-    con = maybe_add_self_consistency(eq, con)
-    con = ObjectiveFunction(con)
 
-    def run(obj, con):
+    def run():
         jax.clear_caches()
+        obj = ObjectiveFunction(ForceBalance(eq))
+        con = get_fixed_boundary_constraints(eq)
+        con = maybe_add_self_consistency(eq, con)
+        con = ObjectiveFunction(con)
         lc = LinearConstraintProjection(obj, con)
         lc.build()
 
     benchmark.pedantic(
         run,
-        args=(obj, con),
         rounds=10,
         iterations=1,
     )