diff --git a/go/performance/utils/benchmark_runner/constants.go b/go/performance/utils/benchmark_runner/constants.go
index 389882e4be..512589190f 100644
--- a/go/performance/utils/benchmark_runner/constants.go
+++ b/go/performance/utils/benchmark_runner/constants.go
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ const (
 	doltDataDir            = ".dolt"
 	createDatabaseTemplate = "create database %s;"
 	psqlDsnTemplate        = "host=%s port=%d user=%s password=%s dbname=%s sslmode=disable"
+	doltgresVersionCommand = "-version"
 
 	expectedServerKilledErrorMessage     = "signal: killed"
 	expectedServerTerminatedErrorMessage = "signal: terminated"
diff --git a/go/performance/utils/benchmark_runner/doltgres.go b/go/performance/utils/benchmark_runner/doltgres.go
index ad129c0adb..11353d620b 100644
--- a/go/performance/utils/benchmark_runner/doltgres.go
+++ b/go/performance/utils/benchmark_runner/doltgres.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func NewDoltgresBenchmarker(dir string, config SysbenchConfig, serverConfig Serv
 }
 
 func (b *doltgresBenchmarkerImpl) checkInstallation(ctx context.Context) error {
-	version := ExecCommand(ctx, b.serverConfig.GetServerExec(), doltVersionCommand)
+	version := ExecCommand(ctx, b.serverConfig.GetServerExec(), doltgresVersionCommand)
 	return version.Run()
 }