diff --git a/benchmarktests/target_secret_kvv1.go b/benchmarktests/target_secret_kvv1.go
index 3d0625d..44d56b7 100644
--- a/benchmarktests/target_secret_kvv1.go
+++ b/benchmarktests/target_secret_kvv1.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-hclog"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-uuid"
@@ -48,8 +49,9 @@ type KVV1Test struct {
 }
 
 type KVV1SecretTestConfig struct {
-	KVSize int `hcl:"kvsize,optional"`
-	NumKVs int `hcl:"numkvs,optional"`
+	SetupDelay string `hcl:"setup_delay,optional"`
+	KVSize     int    `hcl:"kvsize,optional"`
+	NumKVs     int    `hcl:"numkvs,optional"`
 }
 
 func (k *KVV1Test) ParseConfig(body hcl.Body) error {
@@ -57,8 +59,9 @@ func (k *KVV1Test) ParseConfig(body hcl.Body) error {
 		Config *KVV1SecretTestConfig `hcl:"config,block"`
 	}{
 		Config: &KVV1SecretTestConfig{
-			KVSize: 1,
-			NumKVs: 1000,
+			SetupDelay: "1s",
+			KVSize:     1,
+			NumKVs:     1000,
 		},
 	}
 
@@ -145,6 +148,13 @@ func (k *KVV1Test) Setup(client *api.Client, mountName string, topLevelConfig *T
 
 	setupLogger := k.logger.Named(mountPath)
 
+	// Avoid slow mount setup, seen when waiting for replication in performance replica scenario
+	delay, err := time.ParseDuration(k.config.SetupDelay)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error parsing duration: %v", err)
+	}
+	time.Sleep(delay)
+
 	secval := map[string]interface{}{
 		"data": map[string]interface{}{
 			"foo": 1,
diff --git a/benchmarktests/target_secret_kvv2.go b/benchmarktests/target_secret_kvv2.go
index af67c86..648f156 100644
--- a/benchmarktests/target_secret_kvv2.go
+++ b/benchmarktests/target_secret_kvv2.go
@@ -48,8 +48,9 @@ type KVV2Test struct {
 }
 
 type KVV2SecretTestConfig struct {
-	KVSize int `hcl:"kvsize,optional"`
-	NumKVs int `hcl:"numkvs,optional"`
+	SetupDelay string `hcl:"setup_delay,optional"`
+	KVSize     int    `hcl:"kvsize,optional"`
+	NumKVs     int    `hcl:"numkvs,optional"`
 }
 
 func (k *KVV2Test) ParseConfig(body hcl.Body) error {
@@ -57,8 +58,9 @@ func (k *KVV2Test) ParseConfig(body hcl.Body) error {
 		Config *KVV2SecretTestConfig `hcl:"config,block"`
 	}{
 		Config: &KVV2SecretTestConfig{
-			KVSize: 1,
-			NumKVs: 1000,
+			SetupDelay: "1s",
+			KVSize:     1,
+			NumKVs:     1000,
 		},
 	}
 
@@ -152,6 +154,15 @@ func (k *KVV2Test) Setup(client *api.Client, mountName string, topLevelConfig *T
 
 	setupLogger := k.logger.Named(mountPath)
 
+	// Avoid slow mount setup, seen when waiting for replication in performance replica scenario:
+	// URL: PUT $VAULT_ADDR/v1/2fea16ca-42d1-d3a5-d02e-6d1a01d0347e/data/secret-1
+	// Code: 404. Errors: * no handler for route "2fea16ca-42d1-d3a5-d02e-6d1a01d0347e/data/secret-1". route entry not found.
+	delay, err := time.ParseDuration(k.config.SetupDelay)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error parsing duration: %v", err)
+	}
+	time.Sleep(delay)
+
 	secval := map[string]interface{}{
 		"data": map[string]interface{}{
 			"foo": 1,
diff --git a/docs/tests/secret-kv.md b/docs/tests/secret-kv.md
index a624f6c..33c2826 100644
--- a/docs/tests/secret-kv.md
+++ b/docs/tests/secret-kv.md
@@ -15,17 +15,21 @@ will read from these keys, and the write operations overwrite them.
 
 ```hcl
 test "kvv2_read" "kvv2_read_test" {
-    weight = 50
+    weight      = 50
+
     config {
-        numkvs = 100
+        setup_delay = "2s"
+        numkvs      = 100
     }
 }
 
 test "kvv2_write" "kvv2_write_test" {
-    weight = 50
+    weight      = 50
+
     config {
-        numkvs = 10
-        kvsize = 1000
+        setup_delay = "2s"
+        numkvs      = 10
+        kvsize      = 1000
     }
 }
 ```
diff --git a/docs/tests/secret-pki-issue.md b/docs/tests/secret-pki-issue.md
index fc8c9af..4f8bd2d 100644
--- a/docs/tests/secret-pki-issue.md
+++ b/docs/tests/secret-pki-issue.md
@@ -778,8 +778,10 @@ Additional configuration examples can be found in the [pki configuration directo
 ```hcl
 test "pki_issue" "pki_issue_test1" {
   weight = 100
+
   config {
-      setup_delay="2s"
+      setup_delay = "2s"
+
       root_ca {
         common_name = "benchmark.test"
       }
diff --git a/docs/tests/secret-pki-sign.md b/docs/tests/secret-pki-sign.md
index 73a369a..1244409 100644
--- a/docs/tests/secret-pki-sign.md
+++ b/docs/tests/secret-pki-sign.md
@@ -790,8 +790,10 @@ Additional configuration examples can be found in the [pki configuration directo
 ```hcl
 test "pki_sign" "pki_sign_test1" {
     weight = 100
+
     config {
-        setup_delay="2s"
+        setup_delay = "2s"
+
         root_ca {
             common_name = "benchmark.test"
         }