diff --git a/testing/benchmarks/benchmark/bulk.py b/testing/benchmarks/benchmark/bulk.py
index 33223b4..6f8a93b 100644
--- a/testing/benchmarks/benchmark/bulk.py
+++ b/testing/benchmarks/benchmark/bulk.py
@@ -2,36 +2,33 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 import pyperf
+import random
+
+chars = [ "1", "2", "3", "4", "5", "6", "7", "8", "9", "a", "b", "c", "d", "e", "f", "g", "h", "i", "j", "k", "l", "m", "n", "o", "p", "\\Z", "😎", "🌶", "🎤", "🥂" ]
+
+def randomString(length):
+    result = "";
+    for value in range(length):
+        result = result + chars[random.randint(0, (len(chars) - 1))]
+    return result;
 
 
 def bulk(loops, conn, paramstyle):
-    cursor = conn.cursor()
-    cursor.execute("CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE test_update_bulk ("
-                   "a int primary key, b int)")
+
 #    conn.autocommit= False
     t0 = pyperf.perf_counter()
-    vals = [(i,) for i in range(10000)]
+    s = randomString(100)
+    vals = [(s,) for i in range(100)]
+
     range_it = range(loops)
     for value in range_it:
+        cursor = conn.cursor()
         if paramstyle == 'qmark':
-            cursor.executemany("INSERT INTO test_update_bulk VALUES (?,NULL)",
-                               vals)
-            conn.commit()
-            cursor.executemany("UPDATE test_update_bulk SET b=2 WHERE a=?",
-                               vals)
-            conn.commit()
-            cursor.executemany("DELETE FROM test_update_bulk WHERE a=?",
+            cursor.executemany("INSERT INTO perfTestTextBatch(t0) VALUES (?)",
                                vals)
         else:
-            cursor.executemany("INSERT INTO test_update_bulk VALUES (%s,NULL)",
+            cursor.executemany("INSERT INTO perfTestTextBatch(t0) VALUES (%s)",
                                vals)
-            conn.commit()
-            cursor.executemany("UPDATE test_update_bulk SET b=2 WHERE a=%s",
-                               vals)
-            conn.commit()
-            cursor.executemany("DELETE FROM test_update_bulk WHERE a=%s",
-                               vals)
-        conn.commit()
-    cursor.execute("DROP TABLE IF EXISTS test_update_bulk")
-    del cursor
+        del cursor
+
     return pyperf.perf_counter() - t0
diff --git a/testing/benchmarks/internal_bench.py b/testing/benchmarks/internal_bench.py
index 375360b..8a3b0ff 100644
--- a/testing/benchmarks/internal_bench.py
+++ b/testing/benchmarks/internal_bench.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import pyperf
 import os
 
+from benchmarks.benchmark.bulk import bulk
 from benchmarks.benchmark.do_1 import do1
 from benchmarks.benchmark.select_1 import select_1
 from benchmarks.benchmark.do_1000_param import do_1000_param
@@ -19,6 +20,8 @@ def run_test(tests, conn, paramstyle):
 def test_suite(paramstyle):
     is_mysql = int(os.environ.get('TEST_MYSQL', '1'))
     ts = [
+        {'label': 'BULK Insert',
+                  'method': bulk},
         {'label': 'DO 1',
                   'method': do1},
         {'label': 'DO 1000 params',
diff --git a/testing/benchmarks/setup_db.py b/testing/benchmarks/setup_db.py
index 33ef989..7b25595 100644
--- a/testing/benchmarks/setup_db.py
+++ b/testing/benchmarks/setup_db.py
@@ -29,6 +29,18 @@ def init_db(conn, paramstyle):
     else:
         cursor.executemany("INSERT INTO num_test VALUES (%s,%s,%s,%s,%s,%s)",
                            vals)
+
+    cursor.execute("DROP TABLE IF EXISTS perfTestTextBatch")
+    try:
+        cursor.execute("INSTALL SONAME 'ha_blackhole'")
+    except Error:
+        pass
+    createTable = "CREATE TABLE perfTestTextBatch (id MEDIUMINT NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,t0 text, PRIMARY KEY (id)) COLLATE='utf8mb4_unicode_ci'"
+    try:
+        cursor.execute(createTable + " ENGINE = BLACKHOLE")
+    except Exception:
+        cursor.execute(createTable)
+
     conn.commit()
     del cursor