diff --git a/tests/test_integration/test_cellfinder_benchmarks.py b/tests/test_integration/test_cellfinder_benchmarks.py
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+import json
+import subprocess
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import pytest
+
+
+@pytest.fixture()
+def asv_config_monkeypatched_path(tmp_path):
+    """Create a monkeypatched asv.conf.json file
+    in tmp_path and return its path
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    tmp_path : Path
+        path to pytest-generated temporary directory
+
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    _type_
+        _description_
+    """
+    # read reference asv config
+    asv_original_path = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[2] / "asv.conf.json"
+    with open(asv_original_path) as asv_config:
+        asv_monkeypatched_dict = json.load(asv_config)
+
+    # change directories
+    for ky in ["env_dir", "results_dir", "html_dir"]:
+        asv_monkeypatched_dict[ky] = str(
+            Path(tmp_path) / asv_monkeypatched_dict[ky]
+        )
+
+    # define path to a temp json file to dump config data
+    asv_monkeypatched_path = tmp_path / "asv.conf.json"
+
+    # save monkeypatched config data to json file
+    with open(asv_monkeypatched_path, "w") as js:
+        json.dump(asv_monkeypatched_dict, js)
+
+    # check json file exists
+    assert asv_monkeypatched_path.is_file()
+
+    return str(asv_monkeypatched_path)
+
+
+def test_run_benchmarks(asv_config_monkeypatched_path):
+    # --- ideally monkeypatch an asv config so that results are in tmp_dir?
+
+    # set up machine (env_dir, results_dir, html_dir)
+    subprocess.run(["asv", "machine", "--yes"])
+
+    # run benchmarks
+    subprocess_output = subprocess.run(
+        [
+            "asv",
+            "run",
+            "--config",  # --- can I pass a dict?
+            asv_config_monkeypatched_path,
+            # "--dry-run" # Do not save any results to disk. for now!
+        ],
+        # cwd=tmp_path, ---> from where asv config is
+        stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+        stderr=subprocess.STDOUT,
+        text=True,
+        encoding="utf-8",
+    )
+
+    # check returncode
+    assert subprocess_output.returncode == 0
+
+    # check logs?
+
+    # delete directories?