diff --git a/src/integration_test.rs b/src/integration_test.rs
index 0807131..822bef8 100644
--- a/src/integration_test.rs
+++ b/src/integration_test.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ mod tests {
     use crate::ast::types::Value;
     use crate::ast::nodes::UntypedKind;
     use crate::ast::environment::Environment;
-    use std::fs;
 
     #[test]
     fn test_parse_integer_constant() {
@@ -83,31 +82,9 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_examples() {
-        let entries = fs::read_dir("examples").expect("Could not read examples directory");
-        for entry in entries {
-            let entry = entry.expect("Invalid entry");
-            let path = entry.path();
-            if path.extension().is_some_and(|ext| ext == "myc") {
-                let content = fs::read_to_string(&path).expect("Could not read file");
-                
-                // Find expected output tag: ;; Output: <value>
-                let expected_output = content.lines()
-                    .find(|line| line.starts_with(";; Output:"))
-                    .map(|line| line.replace(";; Output:", "").trim().to_string());
-
-                if let Some(expected) = expected_output {
-                    let env = Environment::new();
-                    let result = env.run_script(&content);
-                    
-                    match result {
-                        Ok(val) => {
-                            let val_str = format!("{}", val);
-                            assert_eq!(val_str, expected, "Example {:?} failed: expected {}, got {}", path, expected, val_str);
-                        }
-                        Err(e) => panic!("Example {:?} failed with error: {}", path, e),
-                    }
-                }
-            }
+        let results = crate::utils::tester::run_functional_tests();
+        for res in results {
+            assert!(res.success, "Example {} failed: {}", res.name, res.message);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/utils/tester.rs b/src/utils/tester.rs
index fd22687..9e9f2bd 100644
--- a/src/utils/tester.rs
+++ b/src/utils/tester.rs
@@ -103,14 +103,14 @@ pub fn run_benchmarks(update: bool) -> Vec<BenchmarkResult> {
             }
         };
 
-        // Helper to measure sum of VM execution times over N fresh environments
+        // Helper to measure sum of VM execution times over N executions in one environment
         let measure_sum =
             |n: u32, node: &crate::ast::compiler::TypedNode| -> Result<Duration, String> {
+                let env = Environment::new();
+                // Link once per sample
+                let linked = env.link(node.clone());
                 let mut total = Duration::ZERO;
                 for _ in 0..n {
-                    let env = Environment::new();
-                    // Link is still required per environment as it populates registries
-                    let linked = env.link(node.clone());
                     let start = Instant::now();
                     let _ = env.run(&linked)?;
                     total += start.elapsed();
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ pub fn run_benchmarks(update: bool) -> Vec<BenchmarkResult> {
 
             let diff = (median_single.as_nanos() as f64 / baseline.as_nanos() as f64) - 1.0;
 
-            let threshold = if is_release { 0.10 } else { 0.25 };
+            let threshold = if is_release { 0.15 } else { 0.30 };
             let status = if median_single > baseline && diff > threshold {
                 "FAILED"
             } else {
@@ -296,19 +296,11 @@ mod tests {
     #[cfg(not(debug_assertions))]
     fn benchmark_regression_test() {
         use super::*;
-        let mut success = false;
-        let mut last_failures = String::new();
+        let results = run_benchmarks(false);
+        let failures: Vec<_> = results.iter().filter(|r| r.status == "FAILED").collect();
 
-        for _ in 0..5 {
-            let results = run_benchmarks(false);
-            let failures: Vec<_> = results.iter().filter(|r| r.status == "FAILED").collect();
-
-            if failures.is_empty() {
-                success = true;
-                break;
-            }
-
-            last_failures = failures
+        if !failures.is_empty() {
+            let error_msg = failures
                 .iter()
                 .map(|r| {
                     format!(
@@ -320,21 +312,9 @@ mod tests {
                     )
                 })
                 .collect::<Vec<_>>()
-                .join(
-                    "
-",
-                );
+                .join("\n");
 
-            // Give the system a tiny bit of breath between retries
-            std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(50));
-        }
-
-        if !success {
-            panic!(
-                "Performance regression detected after 5 attempts:
-{}",
-                last_failures
-            );
+            panic!("Performance regression detected:\n{}", error_msg);
         }
     }
 }