diff --git a/tests/compare_benchmarks.sh b/tests/compare_benchmarks.sh
index d05a52dbd..b501e77d0 100755
--- a/tests/compare_benchmarks.sh
+++ b/tests/compare_benchmarks.sh
@@ -6,18 +6,22 @@ set -o pipefail
 # error on unset variables
 set -u
 
-[[ "$#" -eq 1 ]] || echo "One argument required, $# provided."
+[[ "$#" -le 2 ]] || echo "At least one argument required, $# provided."
 
 REF_CURRENT="$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)"
 REF_TO_COMPARE=$1
 
+COUNT=${2:-"1"}
+
+echo "Running benchmarks ${COUNT} time(s)"
+
 RESULT_CURRENT="$(mktemp)-${REF_CURRENT}"
 RESULT_TO_COMPARE="$(mktemp)-${REF_TO_COMPARE}"
 
 echo ""
 echo "### Testing ${REF_CURRENT}"
 
-go test -benchmem -run=NONE -bench=. ./... | tee "${RESULT_CURRENT}"
+go test -benchmem -run=NONE -bench=. -count="${COUNT}" ./... | tee "${RESULT_CURRENT}"
 
 echo ""
 echo "### Done testing ${REF_CURRENT}"
@@ -27,7 +31,7 @@ echo "### Testing ${REF_TO_COMPARE}"
 
 git checkout "${REF_TO_COMPARE}"
 
-go test -benchmem -run=NONE -bench=. ./... | tee "${RESULT_TO_COMPARE}"
+go test -benchmem -run=NONE -bench=. -count="${COUNT}" ./... | tee "${RESULT_TO_COMPARE}"
 
 echo ""
 echo "### Done testing ${REF_TO_COMPARE}"