diff --git a/.github/workflows/bench.yml b/.github/workflows/bench.yml
index 1691ca2152..2945ac2812 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bench.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bench.yml
@@ -140,24 +140,23 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         column -s, -t < ghcide/bench-results/unprofiled/${{ matrix.example }}/results.csv | tee ghcide/bench-results/unprofiled/${{ matrix.example }}/results.txt
 
+    - name: tar benchmarking artifacts
+      run:  find ghcide/bench-results -name "*.csv" -or -name "*.svg" -or -name "*.html" | xargs tar -czf benchmark-artifacts.tar.gz
+
     - name: Archive benchmarking artifacts
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
       with:
         name: bench-results-${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.ghc }}
-        path: |
-           ghcide/bench-results/results.*
-           ghcide/bench-results/**/*.csv
-           ghcide/bench-results/**/*.svg
-           ghcide/bench-results/**/*.eventlog.html
+        path: benchmark-artifacts.tar.gz
+
+    - name: tar benchmarking logs
+      run: find ghcide/bench-results -name "*.log" -or -name "*.eventlog" -or -name "*.hp" | xargs tar -czf benchmark-logs.tar.gz
 
     - name: Archive benchmark logs
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
       with:
         name: bench-logs-${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.ghc }}
-        path: |
-           ghcide/bench-results/**/*.log
-           ghcide/bench-results/**/*.eventlog
-           ghcide/bench-results/**/*.hp
+        path: benchmark-logs.tar.gz
 
   bench_post_job:
     if: always()
diff --git a/ghcide/bench/config.yaml b/ghcide/bench/config.yaml
index bcec13dfbe..a744f56e17 100644
--- a/ghcide/bench/config.yaml
+++ b/ghcide/bench/config.yaml
@@ -37,14 +37,14 @@ examples:
     package: lsp-types
     version: 1.5.0.0
     modules:
-        - src/Language/LSP/VFS.hs
-        - src/Language/LSP/Types/Lens.hs
+        - src/Language/LSP/Types/WatchedFiles.hs
+        - src/Language/LSP/Types/CallHierarchy.hs
   - name: lsp-types-conservative
     package: lsp-types
     version: 1.5.0.0
     modules:
-        - src/Language/LSP/VFS.hs
-        - src/Language/LSP/Types/Lens.hs
+        - src/Language/LSP/Types/WatchedFiles.hs
+        - src/Language/LSP/Types/CallHierarchy.hs
     extra-args:
       - --conservative-change-tracking
   # Small-sized project with TH
diff --git a/ghcide/bench/lib/Experiments.hs b/ghcide/bench/lib/Experiments.hs
index df58577e6c..081df51984 100644
--- a/ghcide/bench/lib/Experiments.hs
+++ b/ghcide/bench/lib/Experiments.hs
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@ module Experiments
 ) where
 import           Control.Applicative.Combinators (skipManyTill)
 import           Control.Exception.Safe          (IOException, handleAny, try)
-import           Control.Monad.Extra
+import           Control.Monad.Extra             (allM, forM, forM_, unless,
+                                                  void, whenJust, (&&^))
+import           Control.Monad.Fail              (MonadFail)
 import           Control.Monad.IO.Class
 import           Data.Aeson                      (Value (Null), toJSON)
 import           Data.Either                     (fromRight)
@@ -72,8 +74,13 @@ data DocumentPositions = DocumentPositions {
     doc            :: !TextDocumentIdentifier
 }
 
-allWithIdentifierPos :: Monad m => (DocumentPositions -> m Bool) -> [DocumentPositions] -> m Bool
-allWithIdentifierPos f docs = allM f (filter (isJust . identifierP) docs)
+allWithIdentifierPos :: MonadFail m => (DocumentPositions -> m Bool) -> [DocumentPositions] -> m Bool
+allWithIdentifierPos f docs = case applicableDocs of
+    -- fail if there are no documents to benchmark
+    []    -> fail "None of the example modules have identifier positions"
+    docs' -> allM f docs'
+  where
+    applicableDocs = filter (isJust . identifierP) docs
 
 experiments :: [Bench]
 experiments =