diff --git a/internal/repository/repository_test.go b/internal/repository/repository_test.go
index f3516856e..f26bf46f2 100644
--- a/internal/repository/repository_test.go
+++ b/internal/repository/repository_test.go
@@ -346,6 +346,7 @@ func benchmarkLoadIndex(b *testing.B, version uint) {
 			},
 		})
 	}
+	idx.Finalize()
 
 	id, err := index.SaveIndex(context.TODO(), repo, idx)
 	rtest.OK(b, err)