diff --git a/.evergreen/run-granular-benchmarks.sh b/.evergreen/run-granular-benchmarks.sh
index 52960320..80b6f17a 100644
--- a/.evergreen/run-granular-benchmarks.sh
+++ b/.evergreen/run-granular-benchmarks.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 
 source "${PROJECT_DIRECTORY}/.evergreen/init-node-and-npm-env.sh"
 set -o xtrace
+
+export LIBRARY=$PWD
+
+if ! npm run build; then exit 1; fi
+
+npm run check:spec-bench
+
 WARMUP=$WARMUP
 ITERATIONS=$ITERATIONS
 
diff --git a/.evergreen/run-spec-benchmarks.sh b/.evergreen/run-spec-benchmarks.sh
index 5ce90833..066d33cc 100644
--- a/.evergreen/run-spec-benchmarks.sh
+++ b/.evergreen/run-spec-benchmarks.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
+
 source "${PROJECT_DIRECTORY}/.evergreen/init-node-and-npm-env.sh"
 
+set -o xtrace
+
+export LIBRARY=$PWD
+
+if ! npm run build; then exit 1; fi
+
 npm run check:spec-bench