diff --git a/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml b/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml
index 79315b6..30d54b8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ on:
       # Only run benchmarks when engine code changes
       - 'moonfish/**'
       - 'opening_book/**'
+      - 'scripts/**'
       - 'pyproject.toml'
       - 'requirements.txt'
 
diff --git a/scripts/benchmark.sh b/scripts/benchmark.sh
index 7a01805..9013c11 100755
--- a/scripts/benchmark.sh
+++ b/scripts/benchmark.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ set -euo pipefail
 # Configuration
 ROUNDS=${ROUNDS:-100}  # 100 games per skill level
 CONCURRENCY=${CONCURRENCY:-15}
-SKILL_LEVELS=${SKILL_LEVELS:-"1 2 3 4 5"}
+SKILL_LEVELS=${SKILL_LEVELS:-"3 4 5"}
 MOONFISH_TIME=${MOONFISH_TIME:-60}  # seconds per move
 STOCKFISH_TC=${STOCKFISH_TC:-"60+5"}
 OUTPUT_DIR=${OUTPUT_DIR:-"benchmark_results"}