diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 14ccb1b..81519c7 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
+	"time"
 
 	jsonhandler "github.com/apex/log/handlers/json"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/aws/endpoints"
@@ -109,8 +110,6 @@ func New() (h handler, err error) {
 		log.WithError(err).Fatal("error opening database")
 		return
 	}
-	h.db.SetMaxOpenConns(2)
-	h.db.SetMaxIdleConns(1)
 	return
 
 }
@@ -143,7 +142,6 @@ func (h handler) BasicEngine() http.Handler {
 }
 
 func (h handler) runsql(sqlfile string, unitID string) (res sql.Result, err error) {
-
 	if unitID == "" {
 		return res, fmt.Errorf("id is unset")
 	}
@@ -255,13 +253,14 @@ func (h handler) createUnit(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 		ctx.Info("inserted")
 
+		start := time.Now()
 		_, err = h.runsql("unit_create_new.sql", unit.MefeUnitID)
 		if err != nil {
 			ctx.WithError(err).Errorf("unit_create_new.sql failed")
 			response.BadRequest(w, err.Error())
 			return
 		}
-		ctx.Infof("ran unit_create_new.sql")
+		ctx.WithField("duration", time.Since(start)).Infof("ran unit_create_new.sql")
 		ProductID, err := h.getProductID(unit.MefeUnitID)
 		if err != nil {
 			ctx.WithError(err).Errorf("unit_create_new.sql failed")
diff --git a/main_test.go b/main_test.go
index c16ebf7..d217316 100644
--- a/main_test.go
+++ b/main_test.go
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"encoding/json"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/Pallinder/go-randomdata"
 	"github.com/appleboy/gofight"
 	_ "github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
@@ -43,3 +45,26 @@ func TestRoutes(t *testing.T) {
 			assert.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, r.Code)
 		})
 }
+
+func Benchmark_RealCreate(b *testing.B) {
+	b.ResetTimer()
+	for n := 0; n < b.N; n++ {
+		name := randomdata.SillyName()
+		r := gofight.New()
+		u := []unit{unit{
+			MefeUnitID:             name,
+			MefeCreatorUserID:      "user",
+			BzfeCreatorUserID:      55,
+			ClassificationID:       2,
+			UnitName:               name,
+			UnitDescriptionDetails: "Up on the hills and testing",
+		}}
+		uJSON, _ := json.Marshal(u)
+		r.POST("/create").
+			SetBody(string(uJSON)).
+			Run(h.BasicEngine(), func(r gofight.HTTPResponse, rq gofight.HTTPRequest) {
+				assert.Contains(b, r.Body.String(), name)
+				assert.Equal(b, http.StatusOK, r.Code)
+			})
+	}
+}