diff --git a/script/bench.rb b/script/bench.rb
index a93b44faa31..f474b02b5b5 100644
--- a/script/bench.rb
+++ b/script/bench.rb
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ begin
   tests = [
     ["categories", "/categories"],
     ["home", "/"],
-    ["topic", "/t/oh-how-i-wish-i-could-shut-up-like-a-tunnel-for-so/179"]
+    ["topic", "/t/i-am-a-topic-used-for-perf-tests/179"]
     # ["user", "/u/admin1/activity"],
   ]
 
diff --git a/script/profile_db_generator.rb b/script/profile_db_generator.rb
index f75ba4910e3..8e5d8f139d1 100644
--- a/script/profile_db_generator.rb
+++ b/script/profile_db_generator.rb
@@ -62,9 +62,17 @@ unless Rails.env == "profile"
   exit
 end
 
+def ensure_perf_test_topic_has_right_title!
+  t = Topic.find(179)
+  t.title = "I am a topic used for perf tests"
+  t.save! if t.title_changed?
+end
+
 # by default, Discourse has a "system" and `discobot` account
 if User.count > 2
   puts "Only run this script against an empty DB"
+
+  ensure_perf_test_topic_has_right_title!
   exit
 end
 
@@ -110,3 +118,5 @@ end
 # no sidekiq so update some stuff
 Category.update_stats
 Jobs::PeriodicalUpdates.new.execute(nil)
+
+ensure_perf_test_topic_has_right_title!