diff --git a/scripts/benchmark.py b/scripts/benchmark.py
index c91acc9a8..f960c2ae1 100644
--- a/scripts/benchmark.py
+++ b/scripts/benchmark.py
@@ -2,38 +2,46 @@ import os
 import shutil
 import sys
 from tempfile import TemporaryDirectory
+
 from git import Repo
-def create_temp_repo(dirname):
-    with TemporaryDirectory() as tempdir:
-        # Copy all files from dirname to tempdir
-        for item in os.listdir(dirname):
-            s = os.path.join(dirname, item)
-            d = os.path.join(tempdir, item)
-            if os.path.isdir(s):
-                shutil.copytree(s, d, False, None)
-            else:
-                shutil.copy2(s, d)
 
-        # Copy .docs subdir to tempdir as 'docs'
-        docs_src = os.path.join(dirname, ".docs")
-        docs_dst = os.path.join(tempdir, "docs")
-        shutil.copytree(docs_src, docs_dst, False, None)
 
-        # Create a new git repo in tempdir
-        repo = Repo.init(tempdir)
+def create_temp_repo(dirname, tempdir):
+    # Copy all files from dirname to tempdir
+    for item in os.listdir(dirname):
+        s = os.path.join(dirname, item)
+        d = os.path.join(tempdir, item)
+        if os.path.isdir(s):
+            shutil.copytree(s, d, False, None)
+        else:
+            shutil.copy2(s, d)
 
-        # Add all copied files to the repo
-        repo.git.add(A=True)
+    # Copy .docs subdir to tempdir as 'docs'
+    docs_src = os.path.join(dirname, ".docs")
+    docs_dst = os.path.join(tempdir, "docs")
+    shutil.copytree(docs_src, docs_dst, False, None)
 
-        # Commit with message "initial"
-        repo.git.commit(m="initial")
+    # Create a new git repo in tempdir
+    repo = Repo.init(tempdir)
 
-    return tempdir
-if __name__ == "__main__":
+    # Add all copied files to the repo
+    repo.git.add(A=True)
+
+    # Commit with message "initial"
+    repo.git.commit(m="initial")
+
+
+def main(tempdir):
     if len(sys.argv) != 2:
         print("Usage: python benchmark.py <dirname>")
         sys.exit(1)
 
     dirname = sys.argv[1]
-    temp_repo_path = create_temp_repo(dirname)
-    print(f"Temporary repo created at: {temp_repo_path}")
+
+    create_temp_repo(dirname, tempdir)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    # with TemporaryDirectory() as tempdir:
+    tempdir = "tmp.benchmark"
+    main(tempdir)