diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index fbcfa1738b..ee16bce842 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ conda-build
    :target: https://landscape.io/github/conda/conda-build/master
    :alt: Code Health
 
+.. image:: http://img.shields.io/badge/benchmarked%20by-asv-green.svg?style=flat
+   :target: https://github.com/airspeed-velocity/asv
+   :alt: Benchmarked by Airspeed Velocity
+
 
 Installation
 --------------
diff --git a/benchmarks/time_render.py b/benchmarks/time_render.py
index 49e467b4b7..f7f5f32b1f 100644
--- a/benchmarks/time_render.py
+++ b/benchmarks/time_render.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 _thisdir = os.path.dirname(__file__)
 sys.path.append(os.path.dirname(_thisdir))
 
+
 from tests.utils import metadata_dir
 variant_dir = os.path.join(metadata_dir, '..', 'variants')