diff --git a/benchmark_gae_test.go b/benchmark_gae_test.go
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+++ b/benchmark_gae_test.go
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+// Copyright (c) 2012-2013 Jason McVetta.  This is Free Software, released under
+// the terms of the GPL v3.  See http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html for details.
+// Resist intellectual serfdom - the ownership of ideas is akin to slavery.
+
+// +build appengine
+
+package neoism
+
+import (
+	"log"
+	"testing"
+
+	"appengine/aetest"
+)
+
+func connectBench(b *testing.B) *Database {
+	gaeContext, err := aetest.NewContext(nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		b.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer gaeContext.Close()
+
+	log.SetFlags(log.Ltime | log.Lshortfile)
+	db, err := Connect("http://localhost:7474/db/data", gaeContext)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		b.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	return db
+}
diff --git a/benchmark_standalone_test.go b/benchmark_standalone_test.go
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+++ b/benchmark_standalone_test.go
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+// Copyright (c) 2012-2013 Jason McVetta.  This is Free Software, released under
+// the terms of the GPL v3.  See http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html for details.
+// Resist intellectual serfdom - the ownership of ideas is akin to slavery.
+
+// +build !appengine
+
+package neoism
+
+import (
+	"log"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func connectBench(b *testing.B) *Database {
+	log.SetFlags(log.Ltime | log.Lshortfile)
+	db, err := Connect("http://localhost:7474/db/data")
+	if err != nil {
+		b.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	return db
+}