diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index c2edf926baa..b414162adc1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -962,11 +962,11 @@ jobs:
             ${{ runner.os }}-yarn-${{ hashFiles('./yarn.lock') }}
       - run: ./tools/ci.sh
   cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-besu:
-    continue-on-error: true
-    # needs:
-    #   - build-dev
-      # - compute_changed_packages
-    # if: needs.compute_changed_packages.outputs.plugin-ledger-connector-besu-changed == 'true'
+    continue-on-error: false
+    needs:
+      - build-dev
+      - compute_changed_packages
+    if: needs.compute_changed_packages.outputs.plugin-ledger-connector-besu-changed == 'true'
     env:
       FULL_BUILD_DISABLED: true
       JEST_TEST_PATTERN: packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-besu/src/test/typescript/(unit|integration|benchmark)/.*/*.test.ts
@@ -982,6 +982,9 @@ jobs:
           node-version: ${{ env.NODEJS_VERSION }}
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3.5.2
 
+      # - name: Run configure
+      #   run: yarn run configure
+        
       - id: yarn-cache
         name: Restore Yarn Cache
         uses: actions/cache@v3.3.1
diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-besu/package.json b/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-besu/package.json
index ad12a67e7f0..3e59d1e2960 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-besu/package.json
+++ b/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-besu/package.json
@@ -78,16 +78,19 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@hyperledger/cactus-plugin-keychain-memory": "2.0.0-alpha.2",
     "@hyperledger/cactus-test-tooling": "2.0.0-alpha.2",
+    "@types/benchmark": "2.1.5",
     "@types/body-parser": "1.19.4",
     "@types/express": "4.17.19",
     "@types/http-errors": "2.0.4",
     "@types/uuid": "9.0.6",
+    "benchmark": "2.1.4",
     "body-parser": "1.20.2",
     "key-encoder": "2.0.3",
     "socket.io": "4.5.4",
     "uuid": "9.0.1",
     "web3-core": "1.6.1",
-    "web3-eth": "1.6.1"
+    "web3-eth": "1.6.1",
+    "tsx": "4.7.0"
   },
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=18",
diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-besu/src/test/typescript/benchmark/run-plugin-ledger-connector-besu-benchmark.ts b/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-besu/src/test/typescript/benchmark/run-plugin-ledger-connector-besu-benchmark.ts
index 08f6057e56f..ea132bdc4c2 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-besu/src/test/typescript/benchmark/run-plugin-ledger-connector-besu-benchmark.ts
+++ b/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-besu/src/test/typescript/benchmark/run-plugin-ledger-connector-besu-benchmark.ts
@@ -48,7 +48,9 @@ test("BEFORE " + testCase, async (t: Test) => {
   t.end();
 });
 
-const createTest = async (t: Test) => {
+const createTestInfrastructure = async (t: {
+  readonly logLevel: LogLevelDesc;
+}) => {
   const keyEncoder: KeyEncoder = new KeyEncoder("secp256k1");
   const keychainIdForSigned = uuidv4();
   const keychainIdForUnsigned = uuidv4();
@@ -66,8 +68,8 @@ const createTest = async (t: Test) => {
   const rpcApiWsHost = await besuTestLedger.getRpcApiWsHost();
 
   const testEthAccount1 = await besuTestLedger.createEthTestAccount();
-  const testEthAccount2 = await besuTestLedger.createEthTestAccount();
-  const firstHighNetWorthAccount = besuTestLedger.getGenesisAccountPubKey();
+  // const testEthAccount2 = await besuTestLedger.createEthTestAccount();
+  // const firstHighNetWorthAccount = besuTestLedger.getGenesisAccountPubKey();
 
   // keychainPlugin for signed transactions
   const { privateKey } = Secp256k1Keys.generateKeyPairsBuffer();
@@ -124,12 +126,12 @@ const createTest = async (t: Test) => {
   test.onFinish(async () => await Servers.shutdown(server));
   const { address, port } = addressInfo;
   const apiHost = `http://${address}:${port}`;
-  t.comment(
-    `Metrics URL: ${apiHost}/api/v1/plugins/@hyperledger/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-besu/get-prometheus-exporter-metrics`,
-  );
+  // t.comment(
+  //   `Metrics URL: ${apiHost}/api/v1/plugins/@hyperledger/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-besu/get-prometheus-exporter-metrics`,
+  // );
 
-  const wsBasePath = apiHost + Constants.SocketIoConnectionPathV1;
-  t.comment("WS base path: " + wsBasePath);
+  // const wsBasePath = apiHost + Constants.SocketIoConnectionPathV1;
+  // t.comment("WS base path: " + wsBasePath);
   const besuApiClientOptions = new BesuApiClientOptions({ basePath: apiHost });
   const apiClient = new BesuApiClient(besuApiClientOptions);
 
@@ -141,6 +143,11 @@ const createTest = async (t: Test) => {
 
   await connector.getOrCreateWebServices();
   await connector.registerWebServices(expressApp, wsApi);
+
+  return {
+    httpApi: apiClient,
+    apiServer: connector,
+  };
 };
 
 const main = async (opts: { readonly argv: Readonly<Array<string>> }) => {
@@ -181,7 +188,7 @@ const main = async (opts: { readonly argv: Readonly<Array<string>> }) => {
   await fse.mkdirp(absoluteOutputDirPath);
   console.log("%s mkdir -p OK: %s", LOG_TAG, absoluteOutputDirPath);
 
-  const { apiServer, httpApi } = await createTest({ logLevel });
+  const { apiServer, httpApi } = await createTestInfrastructure({ logLevel });
 
   const minSamples = 100;
   const suite = new Benchmark.Suite({});