diff --git a/ci/test-nightly.sh b/ci/test-nightly.sh
index d56a691ebc..462867937c 100755
--- a/ci/test-nightly.sh
+++ b/ci/test-nightly.sh
@@ -8,5 +8,6 @@ cargo --version
 rustup component add rustfmt-preview
 cargo build --verbose --features unstable
 cargo test --verbose --features unstable
+cargo bench --verbose --features unstable
 
 exit 0
diff --git a/src/bank.rs b/src/bank.rs
index 30b62bdec4..002eac43af 100644
--- a/src/bank.rs
+++ b/src/bank.rs
@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ mod bench {
     use signature::KeyPairUtil;
 
     #[bench]
-    fn process_verified_transaction_bench(bencher: &mut Bencher) {
+    fn bench_process_verified_transaction(bencher: &mut Bencher) {
         let mint = Mint::new(100_000_000);
         let bank = Bank::new(&mint);
         // Create transactions between unrelated parties.
diff --git a/src/banking_stage.rs b/src/banking_stage.rs
index 90227fa9f6..7ac34524f3 100644
--- a/src/banking_stage.rs
+++ b/src/banking_stage.rs
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ impl BankingStage {
 //    use transaction::Transaction;
 //
 //    #[bench]
-//    fn process_transactions_bench(_bencher: &mut Bencher) {
+//    fn bench_process_transactions(_bencher: &mut Bencher) {
 //        let mint = Mint::new(100_000_000);
 //        let bank = Bank::new(&mint);
 //        // Create transactions between unrelated parties.
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ mod bench {
     use transaction::Transaction;
 
     #[bench]
-    fn stage_bench(bencher: &mut Bencher) {
+    fn bench_stage(bencher: &mut Bencher) {
         let tx = 100_usize;
         let mint = Mint::new(1_000_000_000);
         let pubkey = KeyPair::new().pubkey();
diff --git a/src/ledger.rs b/src/ledger.rs
index 406f265b8d..5819082f23 100644
--- a/src/ledger.rs
+++ b/src/ledger.rs
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ mod bench {
     use ledger::*;
 
     #[bench]
-    fn next_entries_bench(bencher: &mut Bencher) {
+    fn bench_next_entries(bencher: &mut Bencher) {
         let start_hash = Hash::default();
         let entries = next_entries(&start_hash, 10_000, vec![vec![]; 8]);
         bencher.iter(|| {
diff --git a/src/streamer.rs b/src/streamer.rs
index 9f03163e6b..88fd820b11 100644
--- a/src/streamer.rs
+++ b/src/streamer.rs
@@ -537,7 +537,8 @@ mod bench {
             }
         })
     }
-    fn run_streamer_bench() -> Result<()> {
+
+    fn bench_streamer_with_result() -> Result<()> {
         let read = UdpSocket::bind("127.0.0.1:0")?;
         read.set_read_timeout(Some(Duration::new(1, 0)))?;
 
@@ -572,8 +573,8 @@ mod bench {
         Ok(())
     }
     #[bench]
-    pub fn streamer_bench(_bench: &mut Bencher) {
-        run_streamer_bench().unwrap();
+    pub fn bench_streamer(_bench: &mut Bencher) {
+        bench_streamer_with_result().unwrap();
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/transaction.rs b/src/transaction.rs
index aa932a40f4..f5da50c3ac 100644
--- a/src/transaction.rs
+++ b/src/transaction.rs
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ mod bench {
     use transaction::*;
 
     #[bench]
-    fn verify_signatures_bench(bencher: &mut Bencher) {
+    fn bench_verify_signatures(bencher: &mut Bencher) {
         let alice_keypair = KeyPair::new();
         let last_id = Hash::default();
         let transactions: Vec<_> = (0..64)