diff --git a/constraint/pkg/client/client_addconstraint_bench_test.go b/constraint/pkg/client/client_addconstraint_bench_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ac4667632
--- /dev/null
+++ b/constraint/pkg/client/client_addconstraint_bench_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+package client
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"strconv"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/open-policy-agent/frameworks/constraint/pkg/client/drivers/local"
+	"github.com/open-policy-agent/frameworks/constraint/pkg/core/templates"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/unstructured"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
+)
+
+func makeConstraint(i int, ct *templates.ConstraintTemplate) *unstructured.Unstructured {
+	u := &unstructured.Unstructured{}
+	u.SetName(strconv.Itoa(i))
+	u.SetGroupVersionKind(schema.GroupVersionKind{
+		Group:   "constraints.gatekeeper.sh",
+		Version: "v1beta1",
+		Kind:    ct.Spec.CRD.Spec.Names.Kind,
+	})
+
+	return u
+}
+
+func BenchmarkClient_AddConstraint(b *testing.B) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	ct := makeConstraintTemplate(0, makeModuleSimple)
+
+	d := local.New()
+	backend, err := NewBackend(Driver(d))
+	if err != nil {
+		b.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	targets := Targets(&handler{})
+
+	c, err := backend.NewClient(targets)
+	if err != nil {
+		b.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	_, err = c.AddTemplate(ct)
+	if err != nil {
+		b.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	b.ResetTimer()
+
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		constraint := makeConstraint(i, ct)
+
+		_, err = c.AddConstraint(ctx, constraint)
+		if err != nil {
+			b.Fatal(err)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/constraint/pkg/client/client_addtemplate_bench_test.go b/constraint/pkg/client/client_addtemplate_bench_test.go
index c7edaf43a..be56c3bc8 100644
--- a/constraint/pkg/client/client_addtemplate_bench_test.go
+++ b/constraint/pkg/client/client_addtemplate_bench_test.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func makeKind(i int) string {
 func makeModuleSimple(i int) string {
 	kind := makeKind(i)
 	return fmt.Sprintf(`package %s
-violation[msg] {
+violation[{"msg": msg}] {
   input.review.object.foo == input.parameters.foo
   msg := sprintf("input.foo is %%v", [input.parameters.foo])
 }`, kind)
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ identical(obj, review) {
   obj.metadata.namespace == review.object.metadata.namespace
   obj.metadata.name == review.object.metadata.name
 }
+
 violation[{"msg": msg}] {
   input.review.kind.kind == "Ingress"
   re_match("^(extensions|networking.k8s.io)$", input.review.kind.group)
@@ -98,7 +99,10 @@ func BenchmarkClient_AddTemplate(b *testing.B) {
 						b.StartTimer()
 
 						for _, ct := range cts {
-							_, _ = c.AddTemplate(ct)
+							_, err = c.AddTemplate(ct)
+							if err != nil {
+								b.Fatal(err)
+							}
 						}
 					}
 				})