diff --git a/.github/workflows/osrm-backend.yml b/.github/workflows/osrm-backend.yml
index 2fe0647a6..9c365010f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/osrm-backend.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/osrm-backend.yml
@@ -601,6 +601,7 @@ jobs:
   #   - run: echo "CI complete"
 
   benchmarks:
+    if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     env:
       CCOMPILER: clang-13
diff --git a/scripts/ci/post_benchmark_results.py b/scripts/ci/post_benchmark_results.py
index d0e16180c..331c1cee8 100644
--- a/scripts/ci/post_benchmark_results.py
+++ b/scripts/ci/post_benchmark_results.py
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ PR_NUMBER = os.getenv('PR_NUMBER')
 REPO_OWNER, REPO_NAME = REPO.split('/')
 
 def create_markdown_table(results):
-    header = "| Benchmark | Master | PR |\n|--------|----|"
-    rows = [f"| {result['name']} | {result['master']} | {result['pr']} |" for result in results]
+    header = "| Benchmark | Base | PR |\n|--------|----|"
+    rows = [f"| {result['name']} | {result['base']} | {result['pr']} |" for result in results]
     return f"{header}\n" + "\n".join(rows)
 
 def get_pr_comments(repo_owner, repo_name, pr_number):
@@ -30,15 +30,15 @@ def update_comment(comment_id, repo_owner, repo_name, body):
     return response.json()
 
 
-def collect_benchmark_results(master_folder, pr_folder):
+def collect_benchmark_results(base_folder, pr_folder):
     results = []
     results_index = {}
 
-    for file in os.listdir(master_folder):
+    for file in os.listdir(base_folder):
         if not file.endswith('.bench'): continue
-        with open(f"{master_folder}/{file}") as f:
+        with open(f"{base_folder}/{file}") as f:
             result = f.read().strip()
-            results.append({'master': result, 'pr': None, 'name': os.path.splitext(file)[0]})
+            results.append({'base': result, 'pr': None, 'name': os.path.splitext(file)[0]})
             results_index[file] = len(results) - 1
 
     for file in os.listdir(pr_folder):
@@ -48,39 +48,41 @@ def collect_benchmark_results(master_folder, pr_folder):
             if file in results_index:
                 results[results_index[file]]['pr'] = result
             else:
-                results.append({'master': None, 'pr': result, 'name': os.path.splitext(file)[0]})
+                results.append({'base': None, 'pr': result, 'name': os.path.splitext(file)[0]})
 
 def main():
     if len(sys.argv) != 3:
-        print("Usage: python post_benchmark_results.py <master_folder> <pr_folder>")
+        print("Usage: python post_benchmark_results.py <base_folder> <pr_folder>")
         exit(1)
 
-    master_folder = sys.argv[1]
+    base_folder = sys.argv[1]
     pr_folder = sys.argv[2]
 
-    benchmark_results = collect_benchmark_results(master_folder, pr_folder)
+    benchmark_results = collect_benchmark_results(base_folder, pr_folder)
 
     comments = get_pr_comments(REPO_OWNER, REPO_NAME, PR_NUMBER)
-    if comments and len(comments) > 0:
-        first_comment = comments[0]
-        markdown_table = create_markdown_table(benchmark_results)
-        new_benchmark_section = f"<!-- BENCHMARK_RESULTS_START -->\n## Benchmark Results\n{markdown_table}\n<!-- BENCHMARK_RESULTS_END -->"
-
-        if re.search(r'<!-- BENCHMARK_RESULTS_START -->.*<!-- BENCHMARK_RESULTS_END -->', first_comment['body'], re.DOTALL):
-            updated_body = re.sub(
-                r'<!-- BENCHMARK_RESULTS_START -->.*<!-- BENCHMARK_RESULTS_END -->',
-                new_benchmark_section,
-                first_comment['body'],
-                flags=re.DOTALL
-            )
-        else:
-            updated_body = f"{first_comment['body']}\n\n{new_benchmark_section}"
-        
-        update_comment(first_comment['id'], REPO_OWNER, REPO_NAME, updated_body)
-        print("PR comment updated successfully.")
-    else:
+    if not comments or len(comments) > 0:
         print("No comments found on this PR.")
         exit(1)
+    
+    first_comment = comments[0]
+    markdown_table = create_markdown_table(benchmark_results)
+    new_benchmark_section = f"<!-- BENCHMARK_RESULTS_START -->\n## Benchmark Results\n{markdown_table}\n<!-- BENCHMARK_RESULTS_END -->"
+
+    if re.search(r'<!-- BENCHMARK_RESULTS_START -->.*<!-- BENCHMARK_RESULTS_END -->', first_comment['body'], re.DOTALL):
+        updated_body = re.sub(
+            r'<!-- BENCHMARK_RESULTS_START -->.*<!-- BENCHMARK_RESULTS_END -->',
+            new_benchmark_section,
+            first_comment['body'],
+            flags=re.DOTALL
+        )
+    else:
+        updated_body = f"{first_comment['body']}\n\n{new_benchmark_section}"
+    
+    update_comment(first_comment['id'], REPO_OWNER, REPO_NAME, updated_body)
+    print("PR comment updated successfully.")
+
+        
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     main()
diff --git a/scripts/ci/run_benchmarks.sh b/scripts/ci/run_benchmarks.sh
index 5d3b0e389..a747e2147 100755
--- a/scripts/ci/run_benchmarks.sh
+++ b/scripts/ci/run_benchmarks.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#!/bin/bash
 set -e pipefail
 
 function run_benchmarks_for_folder {