diff --git a/test/performance/Earthfile b/test/performance/Earthfile
index 685823a70..424948bd7 100644
--- a/test/performance/Earthfile
+++ b/test/performance/Earthfile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ IMPORT github.com/formancehq/earthly:tags/v0.16.2 AS core
 run:
     LOCALLY
     ARG args=""
-    RUN go test -bench="Write" -run ^$ -tags it -report.file ./report/report.json -timeout 60m $args
+    RUN go test -bench="Write" -run ^$ -tags it,local -report.file ./report/report.json -timeout 60m $args
 
 generate-graphs:
     FROM core+base-image
diff --git a/test/performance/README.md b/test/performance/README.md
index 614e48f96..8aef6bbaf 100644
--- a/test/performance/README.md
+++ b/test/performance/README.md
@@ -5,10 +5,7 @@ The benchmarks also test the minimal set of features and the full set of feature
 
 Refer to [features](../../CONTRIBUTING.md/#features) for more information about features.
 
-Three types of script are actually tested:
-* world->bank : A transaction from `@world` to `@bank`
-* world->any : A transaction from `@world` to `@dst:<iteration>`
-* any(unbounded)->any : A transaction from `@src:<iteration>` to `@dst:<iteration>`
+Scripts can be found in directory [scripts](./scripts).
 
 ## Run locally
 
diff --git a/test/performance/env_test.go b/test/performance/env_test.go
index 5a573c272..4c7a9ecf7 100644
--- a/test/performance/env_test.go
+++ b/test/performance/env_test.go
@@ -10,15 +10,6 @@ import (
 	ledger "github.com/formancehq/ledger/internal"
 )
 
-type TransactionExecutor interface {
-	ExecuteScript(context.Context, string, map[string]string) (*ledger.Transaction, error)
-}
-type TransactionExecutorFn func(context.Context, string, map[string]string) (*ledger.Transaction, error)
-
-func (fn TransactionExecutorFn) ExecuteScript(ctx context.Context, script string, vars map[string]string) (*ledger.Transaction, error) {
-	return fn(ctx, script, vars)
-}
-
 type Env interface {
 	Client() *ledgerclient.Formance
 	URL() string
diff --git a/test/performance/env_testserver_test.go b/test/performance/env_testserver_test.go
index 61c248e97..6c87c8766 100644
--- a/test/performance/env_testserver_test.go
+++ b/test/performance/env_testserver_test.go
@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
-//go:build it
+//go:build it && local
 
 package performance_test
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"github.com/formancehq/go-libs/v2/logging"
 	"github.com/formancehq/go-libs/v2/otlp/otlpmetrics"
+	"github.com/formancehq/go-libs/v2/testing/docker"
 	ledgerclient "github.com/formancehq/ledger/pkg/client"
 	"io"
 	"os"
+	"sync"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/formancehq/go-libs/v2/pointer"
@@ -40,12 +43,22 @@ func (e *TestServerEnv) Stop(ctx context.Context) error {
 var _ Env = (*TestServerEnv)(nil)
 
 type TestServerEnvFactory struct {
-	pgServer *pgtesting.PostgresServer
+	dockerPool *docker.Pool
+
+	once sync.Once
 }
 
 func (f *TestServerEnvFactory) Create(ctx context.Context, b *testing.B, ledger ledger.Ledger) Env {
 
-	db := f.pgServer.NewDatabase(b)
+	f.once.Do(func() {
+		// Configure the environment to run benchmarks locally.
+		// Start a docker connection
+		f.dockerPool = docker.NewPool(b, logging.Testing())
+	})
+
+	pgServer := pgtesting.CreatePostgresServer(b, f.dockerPool, pgtesting.WithPGCrypto())
+
+	db := pgServer.NewDatabase(b)
 	b.Logf("database: %s", db.Name())
 	connectionOptions := db.ConnectionOptions()
 	connectionOptions.MaxOpenConns = 100
@@ -89,8 +102,10 @@ func (f *TestServerEnvFactory) Create(ctx context.Context, b *testing.B, ledger
 
 var _ EnvFactory = (*TestServerEnvFactory)(nil)
 
-func NewTestServerEnvFactory(pgServer *pgtesting.PostgresServer) *TestServerEnvFactory {
-	return &TestServerEnvFactory{
-		pgServer: pgServer,
-	}
+func NewTestServerEnvFactory() *TestServerEnvFactory {
+	return &TestServerEnvFactory{}
+}
+
+func init() {
+	envFactory = NewTestServerEnvFactory()
 }
diff --git a/test/performance/main_test.go b/test/performance/main_test.go
index 2b049c8b5..b20e2b776 100644
--- a/test/performance/main_test.go
+++ b/test/performance/main_test.go
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"crypto/tls"
 	"flag"
-	"github.com/formancehq/go-libs/v2/logging"
-	"github.com/formancehq/go-libs/v2/testing/docker"
-	"github.com/formancehq/go-libs/v2/testing/platform/pgtesting"
 	. "github.com/formancehq/go-libs/v2/testing/utils"
 	"golang.org/x/oauth2"
 	"golang.org/x/oauth2/clientcredentials"
@@ -17,9 +14,6 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	dockerPool *docker.Pool
-	pgServer   *Deferred[*pgtesting.PostgresServer]
-
 	authClientID     string
 	authClientSecret string
 
@@ -50,14 +44,7 @@ func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 	flag.Parse()
 
 	WithTestMain(func(t *TestingTForMain) int {
-		selectedEnv := 0
-		if stackURL != "" {
-			selectedEnv++
-		}
-		if ledgerURL != "" {
-			selectedEnv++
-		}
-		if selectedEnv > 1 {
+		if stackURL != "" && ledgerURL != "" {
 			t.Errorf("Cannot specify both --stack.url and --ledger.url")
 			t.FailNow()
 		}
@@ -67,23 +54,13 @@ func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 			envFactory = NewRemoteLedgerEnvFactory(getHttpClient(stackURL+"/api/auth"), stackURL+"/api/ledger")
 		case ledgerURL != "":
 			envFactory = NewRemoteLedgerEnvFactory(getHttpClient(authIssuerURL), ledgerURL)
-		default:
-			// Configure the environment to run benchmarks locally.
-			// Start a docker connection and create a new postgres server.
-			dockerPool = docker.NewPool(t, logging.Testing())
-
-			pgServer = NewDeferred[*pgtesting.PostgresServer]()
-			pgServer.LoadAsync(func() *pgtesting.PostgresServer {
-				return pgtesting.CreatePostgresServer(
-					t,
-					dockerPool,
-					pgtesting.WithPGCrypto(),
-				)
-			})
-
-			Wait(pgServer)
-
-			envFactory = NewTestServerEnvFactory(pgServer.GetValue())
+		}
+
+		testing.Verbose()
+
+		if envFactory == nil {
+			t.Errorf("no env selected, you need to specify either --stack.url or --ledger.url\n")
+			t.FailNow()
 		}
 
 		return m.Run()