diff --git a/core/bench_test.go b/core/bench_test.go
index d0305e268a..68c506cd67 100644
--- a/core/bench_test.go
+++ b/core/bench_test.go
@@ -216,9 +216,15 @@ func BenchmarkChainRead_full_100k(b *testing.B) {
 	benchReadChain(b, true, 100000)
 }
 func BenchmarkChainRead_header_500k(b *testing.B) {
+	if testing.Short() {
+		b.Skip("Skipping in short-mode")
+	}
 	benchReadChain(b, false, 500000)
 }
 func BenchmarkChainRead_full_500k(b *testing.B) {
+	if testing.Short() {
+		b.Skip("Skipping in short-mode")
+	}
 	benchReadChain(b, true, 500000)
 }
 func BenchmarkChainWrite_header_10k(b *testing.B) {
@@ -234,9 +240,15 @@ func BenchmarkChainWrite_full_100k(b *testing.B) {
 	benchWriteChain(b, true, 100000)
 }
 func BenchmarkChainWrite_header_500k(b *testing.B) {
+	if testing.Short() {
+		b.Skip("Skipping in short-mode")
+	}
 	benchWriteChain(b, false, 500000)
 }
 func BenchmarkChainWrite_full_500k(b *testing.B) {
+	if testing.Short() {
+		b.Skip("Skipping in short-mode")
+	}
 	benchWriteChain(b, true, 500000)
 }