diff --git a/touchstone/script.R b/touchstone/script.R
index ca3eaa7c0..18a7c5deb 100644
--- a/touchstone/script.R
+++ b/touchstone/script.R
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ touchstone::benchmark_run(
     rt = rt_opts(prior = list(mean = 2, sd = 0.2)),
     stan = stan_opts(
       cores = 2, samples = 500, chains = 2,
-      control = list(adapt_delta = 0.95), seed = 5339),
+      control = list(adapt_delta = 0.95)),
     verbose = interactive()
   ) },
-  n = 1
+  n = 5
 )
 
 # benchmark readme example with uncertain delays and gt
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ touchstone::benchmark_run(
     rt = rt_opts(prior = list(mean = 2, sd = 0.2)),
     stan = stan_opts(
       cores = 2, samples = 500, chains = 2,
-      control = list(adapt_delta = 0.95), seed = 5339),
+      control = list(adapt_delta = 0.95)),
     verbose = interactive()
   ) },
-  n = 1
+  n = 5
 )
 
 # benchmark readme example without delays
@@ -45,10 +45,10 @@ touchstone::benchmark_run(
     rt = rt_opts(prior = list(mean = 2, sd = 0.2)),
     stan = stan_opts(
       cores = 2, samples = 500, chains = 2,
-      control = list(adapt_delta = 0.95), seed = 5339),
+      control = list(adapt_delta = 0.95)),
     verbose = interactive()
   ) },
-  n = 1
+  n = 5
 )
 
 # benchmark readme example with a stationary GP
@@ -61,10 +61,10 @@ touchstone::benchmark_run(
     rt = rt_opts(prior = list(mean = 2, sd = 0.2), gp_on = "R0"),
     stan = stan_opts(
       cores = 2, samples = 500, chains = 2,
-      control = list(adapt_delta = 0.95), seed = 5339),
+      control = list(adapt_delta = 0.95)),
     verbose = interactive()
   ) },
-  n = 1
+  n = 5
 )
 
 # benchmark readme example with a weekly random walk
@@ -78,10 +78,10 @@ touchstone::benchmark_run(
     gp = NULL,
     stan = stan_opts(
       cores = 2, samples = 500, chains = 2,
-      control = list(adapt_delta = 0.95), seed = 5339),
+      control = list(adapt_delta = 0.95)),
     verbose = interactive()
   ) },
-  n = 1
+  n = 5
 )
 
 # create artifacts used downstream in the GitHub Action