diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 6e0b4bb..853bfdf 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -75,5 +75,5 @@ script:
   - if [ -n "$LINT" ] ; then yarn run test:lint; fi
   - if [ -z "$BENCH$LINT" ] ; then yarn run test:base; fi
   # to permit benchmark with mariasql
-  - if [ -n "$BENCH" ] ; then npm install mariasql; fi
+  - if [ -n "$BENCH" ] ; then npm install microtime mariasql; fi
   - if [ -n "$BENCH" ] ; then yarn run benchmark; fi
diff --git a/.travis/wait-for-docker-up.js b/.travis/wait-for-docker-up.js
index b441669..601e83a 100644
--- a/.travis/wait-for-docker-up.js
+++ b/.travis/wait-for-docker-up.js
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@ const Conf = require('../test/conf');
 
 const connOptions = new ConnOptions(Conf.baseConfig);
 let decrement = 20;
-var callback = () => console.log("connected to docker server");
+var callback = () => console.log("docker db server up");
 const checkConnection = function() {
   decrement-=1;
 
   let conn = new Connection(connOptions);
   conn.on('error', (err) => {
-    console.error("Error connecting docker server (connection:" + decrement + ")");
+    console.error("Error connecting docker server (connection try " + (20 - decrement) + " of 20)");
     if (decrement === 0) {
       throw err;
     } else {
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 18e6c83..f66ffe0 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -6,17 +6,24 @@ environment:
   CMAKE_PARAM: 'Visual Studio 15 2017 Win64'
   MUST_USE_TCPIP: 1
   matrix:
-    - DB: '10.2.12'
+    - DB: '10.2.13'
       nodejs_version: "6"
 
-    - DB: '10.2.12'
+    - DB: '10.2.13'
       nodejs_version: "8"
 
-    - DB: '10.2.12'
+    - DB: '10.2.13'
       nodejs_version: "9"
       MYSQL_USE_COMPRESSION: 1
 
-    - DB: '10.2.12'
+    - DB: '10.2.13'
+      nodejs_version: "9"
+
+    - DB: '10.2.13'
+      nodejs_version: "9"
+      BENCH: "1"
+
+    - DB: '10.2.13'
       nodejs_version: "8"
 
     - DB: '10.3.4'
@@ -50,4 +57,5 @@ test_script:
   - node --version
   - yarn --version
   - cd c:\projects\mariadb-connector-nodejs
-  - npm test
+  - if "%BENCH%" == "1" ( npm install microtime mariasql ) else ( npm test )
+  - if "%BENCH%" == "1" ( yarn run benchmark )
diff --git a/test/conf.js b/test/conf.js
index 2294884..df237ae 100644
--- a/test/conf.js
+++ b/test/conf.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ if (process.env.TEST_HOST) baseConfig["host"] = process.env.TEST_HOST;
 if (process.env.TEST_USER) baseConfig["user"] = process.env.TEST_USER;
 if (process.env.TEST_PASSWORD) baseConfig["password"] = process.env.TEST_PASSWORD;
 if (process.env.TEST_DB) baseConfig["database"] = process.env.TEST_DB;
-if (process.env.TEST_PORT) baseConfig["port"] = process.env.TEST_PORT;
+if (process.env.TEST_PORT) baseConfig["port"] = parseInt(process.env.TEST_PORT, 10);
 global.longTest = process.env.TEST_LONG ? process.env.TEST_LONG : false;
 
 module.exports.baseConfig = baseConfig;