diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index fd4aa6d6c8..0a5b913cf1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ doc: ## Run doc gen
 	$(MAKE) -C ./rusk-recovery $@
 	$(MAKE) -C ./wallet-core/ $@
 
+bench: ## Bench Rusk
+	$(MAKE) -C ./rusk bench
+
 run: keys state web-wallet ## Run the server
 	$(MAKE) -C ./rusk/ $@
 
@@ -79,4 +82,4 @@ COMPILER_VERSION=v0.2.0
 setup-compiler: ## Setup the Dusk Contract Compiler
 	@./scripts/setup-compiler.sh $(COMPILER_VERSION)
 
-.PHONY: all abi keys state wasm allcircuits contracts test run help rusk web-wallet setup-compiler
+.PHONY: all abi keys state wasm allcircuits contracts test bench run help rusk web-wallet setup-compiler
diff --git a/rusk/Makefile b/rusk/Makefile
index 43233cf45e..c95a0ef68f 100644
--- a/rusk/Makefile
+++ b/rusk/Makefile
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ build: ## Build rusk binary
 build-bench: ## Build the benchmarks
 	@cargo bench --features testwallet --no-run
 
+bench: ## Run the benchmarks
+	@cargo bench --features testwallet
+
 run:
 	@cargo r --release --bin rusk
 
@@ -66,4 +69,4 @@ recovery-state: ## Build network state
 		-- recovery-state \
 		--init $(INITFILE)
 
-.PHONY: test help clippy build build-bench recovery-keys recovery-state rusk
+.PHONY: test help clippy build build-bench bench recovery-keys recovery-state rusk