diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 9bff068..e027fd9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           CODSPEED_GO_PKG_VERSION: ${{ github.head_ref || github.ref_name }}
         with:
+          runner-version: branch:cod-2057-perf-timeout-in-codspeed-go-makes-benchmark-hang
           mode: walltime
           working-directory: example
           run: cargo r --release --manifest-path ../go-runner/Cargo.toml -- test -bench=. ${{ matrix.target }}
diff --git a/example/helper.go b/example/helper.go
index 5ee6592..567c7e7 100644
--- a/example/helper.go
+++ b/example/helper.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ func expensiveOperation() uint64 {
 	}
 
 	// Expensive recursive computation that will dominate flamegraph
-	fibResult := recursiveFib(30)
+	fibResult := recursiveFib(15)
 
 	// More expensive work - sum the data
 	sum := uint64(0)
@@ -40,6 +40,6 @@ func doWork(n int) uint64 {
 
 func actualWork() uint64 {
 	time.Sleep(1 * time.Millisecond)
-	result := doWork(30)
+	result := doWork(15)
 	return 42 + result
 }
diff --git a/go-runner/src/runner/mod.rs b/go-runner/src/runner/mod.rs
index c435a27..3d535d2 100644
--- a/go-runner/src/runner/mod.rs
+++ b/go-runner/src/runner/mod.rs
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@ fn run_cmd<P: AsRef<Path>>(
     let mut cmd = Command::new(go_binary);
     cmd.args([
         "test",
+        // Disable stripping of symbols and debug information
+        "-ldflags=-s=false -w=false",
+        // Keep the test binary on disk after executing it. This is required by
+        // the runner to properly parse the symbols and debug info.
+        "-work",
         "-overlay",
         &overlay_file.to_string_lossy(),
         "-bench",