diff --git a/test_runner/fixtures/zenith_fixtures.py b/test_runner/fixtures/zenith_fixtures.py
index 7bab6d65c0..2078644c52 100644
--- a/test_runner/fixtures/zenith_fixtures.py
+++ b/test_runner/fixtures/zenith_fixtures.py
@@ -638,13 +638,6 @@ class ZenithEnv:
         """ Get list of safekeeper endpoints suitable for wal_acceptors GUC  """
         return ','.join([f'localhost:{wa.port.pg}' for wa in self.safekeepers])
 
-    def run_psbench(self, timeline):
-        wal_metadata_filename = os.path.join(self.repo_dir, "wal_metadata.log")
-        psbench_binpath = os.path.join(str(zenith_binpath), 'psbench')
-        tenant_hex = self.initial_tenant.hex
-        args = [psbench_binpath, wal_metadata_filename, tenant_hex, timeline]
-        return subprocess.run(args, capture_output=True).stdout.decode("UTF-8").strip()
-
     @cached_property
     def auth_keys(self) -> AuthKeys:
         pub = (Path(self.repo_dir) / 'auth_public_key.pem').read_bytes()
@@ -1296,6 +1289,23 @@ def pg_bin(test_output_dir: str) -> PgBin:
     return PgBin(test_output_dir)
 
 
+@dataclass
+class PsbenchBin:
+    """A helper class for running the pageserver benchmarker tool."""
+    wal_metadata_path: str
+
+    def run(self, tenant_hex: str, timeline: str) -> str:
+        psbench_binpath = os.path.join(str(zenith_binpath), 'psbench')
+        args = [psbench_binpath, self.wal_metadata_path, tenant_hex, timeline]
+        return subprocess.run(args, capture_output=True).stdout.decode("UTF-8").strip()
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope='function')
+def psbench_bin(test_output_dir):
+    wal_metadata_path = os.path.join(test_output_dir, "repo", "wal_metadata.log")
+    return PsbenchBin(wal_metadata_path)
+
+
 class VanillaPostgres(PgProtocol):
     def __init__(self, pgdatadir: str, pg_bin: PgBin, port: int):
         super().__init__(host='localhost', port=port)
diff --git a/test_runner/performance/test_pageserver.py b/test_runner/performance/test_pageserver.py
index 51dd0fdaa9..8b578b9599 100644
--- a/test_runner/performance/test_pageserver.py
+++ b/test_runner/performance/test_pageserver.py
@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
 from contextlib import closing
-from fixtures.zenith_fixtures import ZenithEnv, PgBin, ZenithEnvBuilder
+from fixtures.zenith_fixtures import ZenithEnv, PgBin, ZenithEnvBuilder, DEFAULT_BRANCH_NAME, PsbenchBin
 from fixtures.benchmark_fixture import MetricReport, ZenithBenchmarker
 
 
 def test_get_page(zenith_env_builder: ZenithEnvBuilder,
                   zenbenchmark: ZenithBenchmarker,
-                  pg_bin: PgBin):
+                  pg_bin: PgBin,
+                  psbench_bin: PsbenchBin):
     zenith_env_builder.pageserver_config_override = "emit_wal_metadata=true"
     env = zenith_env_builder.init_start()
 
-    env.zenith_cli.create_branch("test_pageserver", "main")
+    env.zenith_cli.create_branch("test_pageserver", DEFAULT_BRANCH_NAME)
     pg = env.postgres.create_start('test_pageserver')
     tenant_hex = env.initial_tenant.hex
     timeline = pg.safe_psql("SHOW zenith.zenith_timeline")[0][0]
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ def test_get_page(zenith_env_builder: ZenithEnvBuilder,
 
             pscur.execute(f"checkpoint {env.initial_tenant.hex} {timeline} 0")
 
-    output = env.run_psbench(timeline)
+    output = psbench_bin.run(env.initial_tenant.hex, timeline)
     for line in output.split("\n"):
         tokens = line.split(" ")
         report = tokens[0]