diff --git a/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml b/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml
index bd802e83bc69..b5fa586c7a8b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ on:
     branches:
       - stable
       - unstable
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
   run:
diff --git a/packages/beacon-node/test/perf/chain/produceBlock/produceBlockBody.test.ts b/packages/beacon-node/test/perf/chain/produceBlock/produceBlockBody.test.ts
index 1892281cfe7c..dbe86c2c5868 100644
--- a/packages/beacon-node/test/perf/chain/produceBlock/produceBlockBody.test.ts
+++ b/packages/beacon-node/test/perf/chain/produceBlock/produceBlockBody.test.ts
@@ -15,10 +15,9 @@ import {BeaconDb} from "../../../../src/index.js";
 import {testLogger} from "../../../utils/logger.js";
 
 const logger = testLogger();
-const numberOfValidators = 1024;
 
 describe("produceBlockBody", () => {
-  const stateOg = generatePerfTestCachedStateAltair({goBackOneSlot: false, vc: numberOfValidators});
+  const stateOg = generatePerfTestCachedStateAltair({goBackOneSlot: false});
 
   let db: BeaconDb;
   let chain: BeaconChain;
diff --git a/packages/state-transition/test/perf/util.ts b/packages/state-transition/test/perf/util.ts
index 46faf11c50f1..4df6746ea938 100644
--- a/packages/state-transition/test/perf/util.ts
+++ b/packages/state-transition/test/perf/util.ts
@@ -211,6 +211,10 @@ export function cachedStateAltairPopulateCaches(state: CachedBeaconStateAltair):
   state.inactivityScores.getAll();
 }
 
+/**
+ * Warning: This function has side effects on the cached state
+ * The order in which the caches are populated is important and can cause stable tests to fail.
+ */
 export function generatePerfTestCachedStateAltair(opts?: {
   goBackOneSlot: boolean;
   vc?: number;