diff --git a/test_runner/performance/test_compute_ctl_api.py b/test_runner/performance/test_compute_ctl_api.py
index 87eb1f2c35..d6d0a84e8e 100644
--- a/test_runner/performance/test_compute_ctl_api.py
+++ b/test_runner/performance/test_compute_ctl_api.py
@@ -41,24 +41,24 @@ def test_compute_ctl_api_latencies(
     zenbenchmark.record(
         "status_response_latency_p50_us",
         status_response_latency_us[len(status_response_latency_us) // 2],
-        "microseconds",
+        "μs",
         MetricReport.LOWER_IS_BETTER,
     )
     zenbenchmark.record(
         "metrics_response_latency_p50_us",
         metrics_response_latency_us[len(metrics_response_latency_us) // 2],
-        "microseconds",
+        "μs",
         MetricReport.LOWER_IS_BETTER,
     )
     zenbenchmark.record(
         "status_response_latency_p99_us",
         status_response_latency_us[len(status_response_latency_us) * 99 // 100],
-        "microseconds",
+        "μs",
         MetricReport.LOWER_IS_BETTER,
     )
     zenbenchmark.record(
         "metrics_response_latency_p99_us",
         metrics_response_latency_us[len(metrics_response_latency_us) * 99 // 100],
-        "microseconds",
+        "μs",
         MetricReport.LOWER_IS_BETTER,
     )