diff --git a/cpp/src/Private/sweepstore/benchmark.cpp b/cpp/src/Private/sweepstore/benchmark.cpp
index bc4bd7a..3b104e3 100644
--- a/cpp/src/Private/sweepstore/benchmark.cpp
+++ b/cpp/src/Private/sweepstore/benchmark.cpp
@@ -37,63 +37,63 @@ int main() {
 
     SweepstoreConcurrency::initialiseMasterAsync(filePath);
 
-    int iterations = 32;
+    int iterations = 16;
     int currentIteration = 0;
 
     int concurrencyTest = 1;
 
+    // Worker pool infrastructure - created once and reused
+    std::queue<std::function<void()>> taskQueue;
+    std::mutex queueMutex;
+    std::condition_variable queueCV;
+    std::condition_variable completionCV;
+    std::atomic<bool> shutdown{false};
+    std::atomic<int> completedJobs{0};
+
+    // Create 32 persistent worker threads BEFORE timing
+    std::vector<std::thread> workers;
+    for (int i = 0; i < 32; i++) {
+        workers.emplace_back([&]() {
+            while (!shutdown) {
+                std::function<void()> task;
+                {
+                    std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(queueMutex);
+                    queueCV.wait(lock, [&]{ return !taskQueue.empty() || shutdown; });
+                    if (shutdown && taskQueue.empty()) return;
+                    if (!taskQueue.empty()) {
+                        task = std::move(taskQueue.front());
+                        taskQueue.pop();
+                    }
+                }
+                if (task) {
+                    task();
+                    completionCV.notify_one();
+                }
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
     while (true) {
 
         if (++currentIteration > iterations) {
             break;
         }
 
-        std::atomic<int> completedJobs = 0;
+        completedJobs = 0;
 
-        // Worker pool infrastructure
-        std::queue<std::function<void()>> taskQueue;
-        std::mutex queueMutex;
-        std::condition_variable queueCV;
-        std::condition_variable completionCV;
-        std::atomic<bool> shutdown{false};
-
-        auto start = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
-
-        // Create 32 persistent worker threads
-        std::vector<std::thread> workers;
-        for (int i = 0; i < 32; i++) {
-            workers.emplace_back([&]() {
-                while (!shutdown) {
-                    std::function<void()> task;
-                    {
-                        std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(queueMutex);
-                        queueCV.wait(lock, [&]{ return !taskQueue.empty() || shutdown; });
-                        if (shutdown && taskQueue.empty()) return;
-                        if (!taskQueue.empty()) {
-                            task = std::move(taskQueue.front());
-                            taskQueue.pop();
-                        }
-                    }
-                    if (task) {
-                        task();
-                        int completed = ++completedJobs;
-                        if (completed == concurrencyTest) {
-                            completionCV.notify_one();
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-            });
-        }
-
-        // Queue 256 tasks - each will open its own handle
+        // Queue tasks
         {
             std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(queueMutex);
             for (int i = 0; i < concurrencyTest; i++) {
-                taskQueue.push([filePath, i, &sweepstore]() {
+                taskQueue.push([i, &sweepstore, &completedJobs]() {
                     sweepstore["key_" + std::to_string(i)] = "value_" + std::to_string(i);
+                    ++completedJobs;
                 });
             }
         }
+
+        // Start timing JUST before notifying workers
+        auto start = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
         queueCV.notify_all();
 
         // Wait for completion
@@ -107,15 +107,15 @@ int main() {
 
         std::cout << "[" << currentIteration << "/" << iterations << "] Completed " << concurrencyTest << " operations in " << duration << " ms." << std::endl;
 
-        // Shutdown workers
-        shutdown = true;
-        queueCV.notify_all();
-        for (auto& worker : workers) {
-            worker.join();
-        }
-
         concurrencyTest *= 2;
     }
 
+    // Shutdown workers after all iterations
+    shutdown = true;
+    queueCV.notify_all();
+    for (auto& worker : workers) {
+        worker.join();
+    }
+
     return 0;
 }
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