diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/linux-x64-gcc.yml b/.gitea/workflows/linux-x64-gcc.yml
index be4d119..bbecaf8 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/linux-x64-gcc.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/linux-x64-gcc.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: configure
         run: |
           mkdir build && cd build
-          cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{matrix.build_type}} -DSLED_BUILD_TESTS=ON -DSLED_BUILD_BENCHMARK=ON
+          cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{matrix.build_type}} -DSLED_BUILD_BENCHMARK=ON -DSLED_BUILD_TESTS=ON
       - name: build
         run: |
           cmake --build build -j `nproc`
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 01e1356..a6a4f17 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -117,7 +117,8 @@ if(SLED_BUILD_BENCHMARK)
     # src/sled/system/fiber/fiber_bench.cc
     src/sled/system/thread_bench.cc
     src/sled/system/thread_pool_bench.cc
-    src/sled/system_time_bench.cc)
+    src/sled/system_time_bench.cc
+    src/sled/uri_bench.cc)
   target_link_libraries(sled_benchmark PRIVATE sled benchmark_main)
   target_compile_options(sled_benchmark PRIVATE -include
                                                 sled/testing/benchmark.h)
@@ -152,6 +153,7 @@ function(sled_add_test)
 endfunction()
 
 if(SLED_BUILD_TESTS)
+  enable_testing()
   # include(FetchContent) FetchContent_Declare( googletest URL
   # https://github.com/google/googletest/archive/03597a01ee50ed33e9dfd640b249b4be3799d395.zip
   # ) FetchContent_MakeAvailable(googletest)
diff --git a/src/sled/testing/picobench.h b/src/sled/testing/picobench.h
index 17e933c..ec53c01 100644
--- a/src/sled/testing/picobench.h
+++ b/src/sled/testing/picobench.h
@@ -211,8 +211,10 @@ public:
     PICOBENCH_INLINE
     void pause_timer()
     {
-        auto duration = high_res_clock::now() - _start;
-        _duration_ns += std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::nanoseconds>(duration).count();
+        if (!_pause) {
+            auto duration = high_res_clock::now() - _start;
+            _duration_ns += std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::nanoseconds>(duration).count();
+        }
         _pause = true;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/sled/uri_bench.cc b/src/sled/uri_bench.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dd15ebf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sled/uri_bench.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#include <sled/log/log.h>
+#include <sled/uri.h>
+
+std::string
+GenerateURI(int length)
+{
+    std::string uri = "http://host";
+    // add host
+    for (int i = 0; i < length; i++) { uri.append("host"); }
+    for (int i = 0; i < length; i++) { uri.append("/path"); }
+    if (length > 0) { uri.append("?"); }
+    for (int i = 0; i < length; i++) {
+        if (i) { uri.append("&"); }
+        uri.append("key" + std::to_string(i) + "=value");
+    }
+
+    uri.append("#fragment");
+
+    return uri;
+}
+
+void
+ParseURI(picobench::state &s)
+{
+    // int length = 0;
+    for (auto _ : s) {
+        s.pause_timer();
+        auto uri_str = GenerateURI(10);
+        s.resume_timer();
+        auto uri_or = sled::URI::ParseURI(uri_str);
+        s.pause_timer();
+        SLED_ASSERT(uri_or.ok() == true, "");
+        SLED_ASSERT(uri_or.value().href() == uri_str, "{} != {}", uri_or.value().href(), uri_str);
+    }
+}
+
+PICOBENCH(ParseURI);