diff --git a/ref_test.go b/ref_test.go
index f361ae4..a9b63d9 100644
--- a/ref_test.go
+++ b/ref_test.go
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func TestReference_EXTENSION_NO_EMPTY_LINE_BEFORE_BLOCK(t *testing.T) {
 var benchResultAnchor string
 
 func BenchmarkReference(b *testing.B) {
-	params := TestParams{Options: Options{Extensions: NoExtensions}}
+	params := TestParams{Options: Options{Extensions: CommonExtensions}}
 	files := []string{
 		"Amps and angle encoding",
 		"Auto links",
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ func BenchmarkReference(b *testing.B) {
 		}
 		tests = append(tests, string(inputBytes))
 	}
+	b.ResetTimer()
 	for n := 0; n < b.N; n++ {
 		for _, test := range tests {
 			benchResultAnchor = runMarkdown(test, params)