diff --git a/crates/benchmarks/benches/indexing.rs b/crates/benchmarks/benches/indexing.rs
index 7f7ae4a74..24e2651b8 100644
--- a/crates/benchmarks/benches/indexing.rs
+++ b/crates/benchmarks/benches/indexing.rs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ fn setup_index() -> Index {
     setup_dir(path);
     let mut options = EnvOpenOptions::new();
     options.map_size(100 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024); // 100 GB
-    options.max_readers(10);
+    options.max_readers(100);
     Index::new(options, path).unwrap()
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/benchmarks/benches/utils.rs b/crates/benchmarks/benches/utils.rs
index 5900db481..9d216a7f9 100644
--- a/crates/benchmarks/benches/utils.rs
+++ b/crates/benchmarks/benches/utils.rs
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ pub fn base_setup(conf: &Conf) -> Index {
 
     let mut options = EnvOpenOptions::new();
     options.map_size(100 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024); // 100 GB
-    options.max_readers(10);
+    options.max_readers(100);
     let index = Index::new(options, conf.database_name).unwrap();
 
     let config = IndexerConfig::default();