diff --git a/packages/@n8n/benchmark/src/test-execution/scenario-runner.ts b/packages/@n8n/benchmark/src/test-execution/scenario-runner.ts
index 84d1d8b096..def841ccf5 100644
--- a/packages/@n8n/benchmark/src/test-execution/scenario-runner.ts
+++ b/packages/@n8n/benchmark/src/test-execution/scenario-runner.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { sleep } from 'zx';
+
 import { AuthenticatedN8nApiClient } from '@/n8n-api-client/authenticated-n8n-api-client';
 import type { N8nApiClient } from '@/n8n-api-client/n8n-api-client';
 import type { ScenarioDataFileLoader } from '@/scenario/scenario-data-loader';
@@ -47,6 +49,10 @@ export class ScenarioRunner {
 		const testData = await this.dataLoader.loadDataForScenario(scenario);
 		await testDataImporter.importTestScenarioData(testData.workflows);
 
+		// Wait for 1s before executing the scenario to ensure that the workflows are activated.
+		// In multi-main mode it can take some time before the workflow becomes active.
+		await sleep(1000);
+
 		console.log('Executing scenario script');
 		await this.k6Executor.executeTestScenario(scenario, {
 			scenarioRunName,