diff --git a/parser/execute_test.go b/parser/execute_test.go
index b6a9dfb..0376591 100644
--- a/parser/execute_test.go
+++ b/parser/execute_test.go
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ func BenchmarkExecute(b *testing.B) {
 	inputBuf := bufio.NewReader(strings.NewReader("80\n"))
 	outputBuf := bufio.NewWriter(&bufferWriter{})
 	program, _ := Tokenise(buff)
+	b.ResetTimer()
 	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
 		startdata := make([]int, 65536)
 		Execute(startdata, program, inputBuf, outputBuf)
diff --git a/parser/tokenise_test.go b/parser/tokenise_test.go
index 7ae7c27..0c1f34d 100644
--- a/parser/tokenise_test.go
+++ b/parser/tokenise_test.go
@@ -172,8 +172,8 @@ func BenchmarkTokenise(b *testing.B) {
 		b.Errorf("error opening program: err:")
 	}
 	buff := bufio.NewReader(sourceFile)
+	b.ResetTimer()
 	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
 		Tokenise(buff)
-
 	}
 }