diff --git a/benchmarks/load_testing/activities.ex b/benchmarks/load_testing/activities.ex
index b9f6b24da..7f262d228 100644
--- a/benchmarks/load_testing/activities.ex
+++ b/benchmarks/load_testing/activities.ex
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ defp get_actor(group, users), do: Enum.random(users[group])
 
   defp other_data(actor, content) do
     %{host: host} = URI.parse(actor.ap_id)
-    datetime = DateTime.utc_now()
+    datetime = DateTime.utc_now() |> to_string()
     context_id = "https://#{host}/contexts/#{UUID.generate()}"
     activity_id = "https://#{host}/activities/#{UUID.generate()}"
     object_id = "https://#{host}/objects/#{UUID.generate()}"
diff --git a/config/benchmark.exs b/config/benchmark.exs
index a4d048f1b..9a7ea5669 100644
--- a/config/benchmark.exs
+++ b/config/benchmark.exs
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@
 # you can enable the server option below.
 config :pleroma, Pleroma.Web.Endpoint,
   http: [port: 4001],
-  url: [port: 4001],
-  server: true
+  url: [port: 4001]
 
 # Disable captha for tests
 config :pleroma, Pleroma.Captcha,
@@ -44,7 +43,7 @@
   pool_size: 10
 
 # Reduce hash rounds for testing
-config :pbkdf2_elixir, rounds: 1
+config :pleroma, :password, iterations: 1
 
 config :tesla, adapter: Tesla.Mock
 
diff --git a/mix.exs b/mix.exs
index 9385f7cf4..e69c737dd 100644
--- a/mix.exs
+++ b/mix.exs
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ def application do
   end
 
   # Specifies which paths to compile per environment.
-  defp elixirc_paths(:benchmark), do: ["lib", "benchmarks"]
+  defp elixirc_paths(:benchmark), do: ["lib", "benchmarks", "priv/scrubbers"]
   defp elixirc_paths(:test), do: ["lib", "test/support"]
   defp elixirc_paths(_), do: ["lib"]