diff --git a/Ironwood/src/benchmark_gemm.py b/Ironwood/src/benchmark_gemm.py
index 99564490..b802ddc0 100644
--- a/Ironwood/src/benchmark_gemm.py
+++ b/Ironwood/src/benchmark_gemm.py
@@ -213,6 +213,8 @@ def data_generator():
         return (lhs_device, rhs_device)
 
     # Run the benchmark
+    num_runs = 1 
+    ## Need to fix gemm timing logic to handle num_runs > 1
 
     time_ms_list = iteration_timeit(
         jit_sharded_f,
@@ -300,6 +302,9 @@ def data_generator():
 
         return (lhs_device, rhs_device)
 
+    num_runs = 1 
+    ## Need to fix gemm timing logic to handle num_runs > 1
+
     # Run the benchmark
     time_ms_list = iteration_timeit(
         jit_sharded_f,
@@ -402,6 +407,9 @@ def data_generator():
 
         return (lhs_device, rhs_device, sf0_device, sf1_device)
 
+    num_runs = 1 
+    ## Need to fix gemm timing logic to handle num_runs > 1
+
     time_ms_list = iteration_timeit(
         jit_sharded_f,
         data_generator,
@@ -513,6 +521,10 @@ def data_generator():
 
         return (out_buffer_device, lhs_device, rhs_device, sf0_device, sf1_device)
 
+
+    num_runs = 1 
+    ## Need to fix gemm timing logic to handle num_runs > 1
+
     time_ms_list = iteration_timeit(
         jit_sharded_f,
         data_generator,