diff --git a/bench-templates/src/lib.rs b/bench-templates/src/lib.rs
index 92dbd07e..9500eb9c 100644
--- a/bench-templates/src/lib.rs
+++ b/bench-templates/src/lib.rs
@@ -54,7 +54,13 @@ pub fn bench_pcs_method<
             BenchmarkId::from_parameter(num_vars),
             &num_vars,
             |b, num_vars| {
-                b.iter(|| method(&ck, &vk, *num_vars, rand_poly, rand_point));
+                b.iter_custom(|i| {
+                    let mut time = Duration::from_nanos(0);
+                    for _ in 0..i {
+                        time += method(&ck, &vk, *num_vars, rand_poly, rand_point);
+                    }
+                    time
+                });
             },
         );
     }
diff --git a/poly-commit/benches/brakedown_ml_times.rs b/poly-commit/benches/brakedown_ml_times.rs
index 860d0a99..55ebfa7f 100644
--- a/poly-commit/benches/brakedown_ml_times.rs
+++ b/poly-commit/benches/brakedown_ml_times.rs
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ fn rand_point_brakedown_ml<F: PrimeField>(num_vars: usize, rng: &mut ChaCha20Rng
     (0..num_vars).map(|_| F::rand(rng)).collect()
 }
 
-const MIN_NUM_VARS: usize = 10;
-const MAX_NUM_VARS: usize = 20;
+const MIN_NUM_VARS: usize = 12;
+const MAX_NUM_VARS: usize = 22;
 
 bench!(
     Brakedown<Fr>,