diff --git a/go/performance/utils/benchmark_runner/run_test.go b/go/performance/utils/benchmark_runner/run_test.go
index 7202cb57ac..1760dad0f9 100644
--- a/go/performance/utils/benchmark_runner/run_test.go
+++ b/go/performance/utils/benchmark_runner/run_test.go
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ func TestDoltMysqlSysbenchRunner(t *testing.T) {
 				ServerUser:         "root",
 				SkipLogBin:         true,
 				ConnectionProtocol: "unix",
+				Socket:             "/home/tester/.mysql/mysqld.sock",
 			},
 		},
 		ScriptDir: "/sysbench-lua-scripts",
@@ -255,6 +256,7 @@ func TestDoltMysqlTpccRunner(t *testing.T) {
 				ServerUser:         "root",
 				SkipLogBin:         true,
 				ConnectionProtocol: "unix",
+				Socket:             "/home/tester/.mysql/mysqld.sock",
 			},
 		},
 		ScriptDir: "/sysbench-tpcc",