diff --git a/packages/benchmark/src/index.ts b/packages/benchmark/src/index.ts
index 066270dd7..bc4fbb3f0 100644
--- a/packages/benchmark/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/benchmark/src/index.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ const files = await fs.readdir('db/events')
 
 await Promise.all(
   files.map(async (file) => {
-    const eventsInFile = Object.values(await fs.readFile(file, 'utf8').then((text) => JSON.parse(text)))
+    const eventsInFile = Object.values(await fs.readFile(`db/events/${file}`, 'utf8').then((text) => JSON.parse(text)))
     eventsInFile.forEach((eventInFile) => {
       if (typeof eventInFile === 'string') return
       events.push(eventInFile)