diff --git a/crates/utils/src/rate_limit/mod.rs b/crates/utils/src/rate_limit/mod.rs
index 0fbda430e..d27867933 100644
--- a/crates/utils/src/rate_limit/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/utils/src/rate_limit/mod.rs
@@ -57,6 +57,28 @@ pub struct RateLimitConfig {
   pub search_per_second: i32,
 }
 
+impl RateLimitConfig {
+  pub fn benchmark_mode() -> Self {
+    let max = 1000000;
+    let interval = 1;
+
+    RateLimitConfig {
+      message: max,
+      post: max,
+      register: max,
+      image: max,
+      comment: max,
+      search: max,
+      message_per_second: interval,
+      post_per_second: interval,
+      register_per_second: interval,
+      image_per_second: interval,
+      comment_per_second: interval,
+      search_per_second: interval,
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 struct RateLimit {
   pub rate_limiter: RateLimitStorage,
diff --git a/scripts/query_testing/api_benchmark.sh b/scripts/query_testing/api_benchmark.sh
index 4c1ee9e1f..6ad4e7fde 100755
--- a/scripts/query_testing/api_benchmark.sh
+++ b/scripts/query_testing/api_benchmark.sh
@@ -6,13 +6,12 @@ set -e
 DOMAIN=${1:-"http://127.0.0.1:8536"}
 
 declare -a arr=(
-"/api/v1/site"
-"/api/v1/categories"
-"/api/v1/modlog"
-"/api/v1/search?q=test&type_=Posts&sort=Hot"
-"/api/v1/community"
-"/api/v1/community/list?sort=Hot"
-"/api/v1/post/list?sort=Hot&type_=All"
+"/api/v3/site"
+"/api/v3/modlog"
+"/api/v3/search?q=test&type_=Posts&sort=Hot"
+"/api/v3/community/list?sort=Hot"
+"/api/v3/federated_instances"
+"/api/v3/post/list?sort=Hot&type_=All"
 )
 
 ## check if ab installed
diff --git a/scripts/query_testing/run_and_benchmark.sh b/scripts/query_testing/run_and_benchmark.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..ac0a05939
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/query_testing/run_and_benchmark.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -e
+
+LEMMY_BENCHMARK=1 cargo build --release
+
+RUST_LOG=error target/release/lemmy_server  &
+
+# Wait for port to be opened by server
+sleep 3
+
+scripts/query_testing/api_benchmark.sh
+
+kill $!
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 0136c60d9..113fdf18a 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ use lemmy_db_schema::{
 use lemmy_routes::{feeds, images, nodeinfo, webfinger};
 use lemmy_utils::{
   error::LemmyError,
-  rate_limit::RateLimitCell,
+  rate_limit::{RateLimitCell, RateLimitConfig},
   settings::{structs::Settings, SETTINGS},
 };
 use reqwest::Client;
@@ -94,8 +94,11 @@ pub async fn start_lemmy_server() -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
   check_private_instance_and_federation_enabled(&local_site)?;
 
   // Set up the rate limiter
-  let rate_limit_config =
-    local_site_rate_limit_to_rate_limit_config(&site_view.local_site_rate_limit);
+  let rate_limit_config = if option_env!("LEMMY_BENCHMARK") == Some("1") {
+    RateLimitConfig::benchmark_mode()
+  } else {
+    local_site_rate_limit_to_rate_limit_config(&site_view.local_site_rate_limit)
+  };
   let rate_limit_cell = RateLimitCell::new(rate_limit_config).await;
 
   println!(