diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-common.yml b/.github/workflows/build-common.yml
index c009bb58399a..d3636dd08073 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-common.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-common.yml
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ jobs:
         run: ./gradlew :smoke-tests:test -PsmokeTestSuite=none --no-daemon ${{ inputs.no-build-cache && ' --no-build-cache' || '' }}
 
       - name: Test
-        run: ./gradlew :smoke-tests:test -PsmokeTestSuite=${{ matrix.smoke-test-suite }}${{ inputs.no-build-cache && ' --no-build-cache' || '' }}
+        run: ./gradlew :smoke-tests:test -PsmokeTestSuite=${{ matrix.smoke-test-suite }} ${{ inputs.no-build-cache && ' --no-build-cache' || '' }}
 
       - name: Upload jvm crash dump files if any
         if: failure()
@@ -489,13 +489,17 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: gradle-plugins
 
       - name: Build distro
-        run: ./gradlew build --init-script ../../.github/scripts/local.init.gradle.kts${{ inputs.no-build-cache && ' --no-build-cache' || '' }}
+        run: ./gradlew build --init-script ../../.github/scripts/local.init.gradle.kts ${{ inputs.no-build-cache && ' --no-build-cache' || '' }}
         working-directory: examples/distro
 
       - name: Build extension
-        run: ./gradlew build --init-script ../../.github/scripts/local.init.gradle.kts${{ inputs.no-build-cache && ' --no-build-cache' || '' }}
+        run: ./gradlew build --init-script ../../.github/scripts/local.init.gradle.kts ${{ inputs.no-build-cache && ' --no-build-cache' || '' }}
         working-directory: examples/extension
 
+      - name: Build benchmark-overhead
+        run: ./gradlew assemble ${{ inputs.no-build-cache && ' --no-build-cache' || '' }}
+        working-directory: benchmark-overhead
+
       - name: Run muzzle check against extension
         run: ./gradlew muzzle --init-script ../../.github/scripts/local.init.gradle.kts
         working-directory: examples/extension
diff --git a/benchmark-overhead/build.gradle.kts b/benchmark-overhead/build.gradle.kts
index d3c8713dee60..d374f5011939 100644
--- a/benchmark-overhead/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/benchmark-overhead/build.gradle.kts
@@ -28,14 +28,11 @@ dependencies {
   testImplementation("org.slf4j:slf4j-simple:2.0.17")
 
   testRuntimeOnly("org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-engine")
+  testRuntimeOnly("org.junit.platform:junit-platform-launcher")
 }
 
 tasks {
   test {
     useJUnitPlatform()
-    testLogging {
-      exceptionFormat = TestExceptionFormat.FULL
-      showStandardStreams = true
-    }
   }
 }