diff --git a/scripts/benchmarking.sh b/scripts/benchmarking.sh
index 020efeed8f..314455b3d1 100755
--- a/scripts/benchmarking.sh
+++ b/scripts/benchmarking.sh
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ BINARY="./target/release/madara"
 STEPS=50
 REPEAT=20
 
+# Add a default execution parameter
+EXECUTION="wasm"
+
 if [[ ! -f "${BINARY}" ]]; then
     echo "binary '${BINARY}' does not exist."
     echo "ensure that the madara binary is compiled with '--features=runtime-benchmarks' and in release mode."
@@ -54,7 +57,7 @@ function bench {
     fi
 
     WASMTIME_BACKTRACE_DETAILS=1 ${BINARY} benchmark pallet \
-        --execution=native \
+        --execution=${EXECUTION} \
         --wasm-execution=compiled \
         --pallet "${1}" \
         --extrinsic "${2}" \
@@ -79,6 +82,11 @@ else
         ALL=1
     fi
 
+    if [[ "${@}" =~ "--execution=" ]]; then
+        EXECUTION=$(echo ${@} | awk -F '--execution=' '{print $2}' | awk '{print $1}')
+        set -o noglob && set -- ${@/'--execution='${EXECUTION}} && set +o noglob
+    fi
+
     if [[ "${ALL}" -eq 1 ]]; then
         mkdir -p weights/
         bench '*' '*' "${CHECK}" "./weights"