diff --git a/go/performance/continuous_integration/SysbenchDockerfile b/go/performance/continuous_integration/SysbenchDockerfile
index 833963e5a0..3561d8ea61 100644
--- a/go/performance/continuous_integration/SysbenchDockerfile
+++ b/go/performance/continuous_integration/SysbenchDockerfile
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ RUN git clone https://github.com/dolthub/sysbench-lua-scripts.git
 RUN git clone https://github.com/Percona-Lab/sysbench-tpcc.git
 
 # install doltgres
-ENV DOLTGRESQL_VERSION=${DOLTGRESQL_VERSION:-v0.7.5}
+ENV DOLTGRESQL_VERSION=${DOLTGRESQL_VERSION:-v0.13.0}
 RUN git clone https://github.com/dolthub/doltgresql.git
 RUN cd doltgresql/utils/doltgres_builder/cmd && go run . "$DOLTGRESQL_VERSION"
 ENV PATH="/doltgresql/utils/doltgres_builder/cmd/doltgresBin/$DOLTGRESQL_VERSION:${PATH}"
diff --git a/go/performance/utils/benchmark_runner/doltgres.go b/go/performance/utils/benchmark_runner/doltgres.go
index 11353d620b..4c2934d0a0 100644
--- a/go/performance/utils/benchmark_runner/doltgres.go
+++ b/go/performance/utils/benchmark_runner/doltgres.go
@@ -76,11 +76,13 @@ func (b *doltgresBenchmarkerImpl) createTestingDb(ctx context.Context) error {
 	// close database
 	defer db.Close()
 
+	// todo: currently db.Ping is busted in doltgres,
+	// results in error
 	// check db
-	err = db.PingContext(ctx)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
+	//err = db.PingContext(ctx)
+	//if err != nil {
+	//	return err
+	//}
 
 	_, err = db.ExecContext(ctx, fmt.Sprintf(createDatabaseTemplate, dbName))
 	return err