diff --git a/benches/memtable.rs b/benches/memtable.rs
index f089452b..beb60d57 100644
--- a/benches/memtable.rs
+++ b/benches/memtable.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ fn memtable_get_hit(c: &mut Criterion) {
 
     memtable.insert(InternalValue::from_components(
         "abc_w5wa35aw35naw",
-        vec![],
+        vec![1, 2, 3],
         0,
         lsm_tree::ValueType::Value,
     ));
@@ -23,7 +23,10 @@ fn memtable_get_hit(c: &mut Criterion) {
 
     c.bench_function("memtable get", |b| {
         b.iter(|| {
-            memtable.get("abc_w5wa35aw35naw", None);
+            assert_eq!(
+                [1, 2, 3],
+                &*memtable.get("abc_w5wa35aw35naw", None).unwrap().value,
+            )
         });
     });
 }
@@ -39,7 +42,7 @@ fn memtable_get_snapshot(c: &mut Criterion) {
     ));
     memtable.insert(InternalValue::from_components(
         "abc_w5wa35aw35naw",
-        vec![],
+        vec![1, 2, 3],
         1,
         lsm_tree::ValueType::Value,
     ));
@@ -53,9 +56,12 @@ fn memtable_get_snapshot(c: &mut Criterion) {
         ));
     }
 
-    c.bench_function("memtable get", |b| {
+    c.bench_function("memtable get snapshot", |b| {
         b.iter(|| {
-            memtable.get("abc_w5wa35aw35naw", Some(1));
+            assert_eq!(
+                [1, 2, 3],
+                &*memtable.get("abc_w5wa35aw35naw", Some(1)).unwrap().value,
+            );
         });
     });
 }
@@ -72,10 +78,8 @@ fn memtable_get_miss(c: &mut Criterion) {
         ));
     }
 
-    c.bench_function("memtable get", |b| {
-        b.iter(|| {
-            memtable.get("abc_564321", None);
-        });
+    c.bench_function("memtable get miss", |b| {
+        b.iter(|| assert!(memtable.get("abc_564321", None).is_none()));
     });
 }