diff --git a/backend/tests/benchmark_closure_status.py b/backend/tests/benchmark_closure_status.py
index 2e71499d..39b65ab6 100644
--- a/backend/tests/benchmark_closure_status.py
+++ b/backend/tests/benchmark_closure_status.py
@@ -1,17 +1,12 @@
-import sys
 import time
-import os
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 
 from sqlalchemy import create_engine
 from sqlalchemy.orm import sessionmaker
 
-sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath('.'))
-
-from backend.database import Base, get_db
-from backend.models import Grievance, GrievanceFollower, ClosureConfirmation
+from backend.database import Base
+from backend.models import Grievance, GrievanceFollower, ClosureConfirmation, Jurisdiction, JurisdictionLevel, SeverityLevel
 from backend.routers.grievances import get_closure_status
-from backend.closure_service import ClosureService
-from unittest.mock import patch, MagicMock
 
 # In-memory SQLite for testing
 engine = create_engine('sqlite:///:memory:', connect_args={"check_same_thread": False})
@@ -20,15 +15,27 @@
 Base.metadata.create_all(bind=engine)
 
 def seed_data(db):
+    jurisdiction = Jurisdiction(
+        level=JurisdictionLevel.LOCAL,
+        geographic_coverage={"states": ["Maharashtra"]},
+        responsible_authority="Municipal Corporation",
+        default_sla_hours=72,
+    )
+    db.add(jurisdiction)
+    db.commit()
+    db.refresh(jurisdiction)
+
     grievance = Grievance(
         unique_id="G123",
         category="pothole",
-        status="open",
-        description="test",
+        severity=SeverityLevel.MEDIUM,
+        current_jurisdiction_id=jurisdiction.id,
+        assigned_authority="Municipal Corporation",
+        sla_deadline=datetime.utcnow() + timedelta(hours=72),
         pincode="123456",
         city="city",
         district="district",
-        state="state"
+        state="state",
     )
     db.add(grievance)
     db.commit()
diff --git a/backend/tests/test_closure_status_benchmark.py b/backend/tests/test_closure_status_benchmark.py
index 4de9afd2..eb92f12e 100644
--- a/backend/tests/test_closure_status_benchmark.py
+++ b/backend/tests/test_closure_status_benchmark.py
@@ -1,24 +1,17 @@
-import sys
 import time
-import os
 
-from sqlalchemy import create_engine, Column, Integer, String
+from sqlalchemy import create_engine, Column, Integer, String, func
 from sqlalchemy.orm import sessionmaker, declarative_base
-from sqlalchemy import func
 
 Base = declarative_base()
 
+
 class ClosureConfirmation(Base):
     __tablename__ = 'closure_confirmations'
     id = Column(Integer, primary_key=True)
     grievance_id = Column(Integer)
     confirmation_type = Column(String)
 
-engine = create_engine('sqlite:///:memory:', connect_args={"check_same_thread": False})
-TestingSessionLocal = sessionmaker(autocommit=False, autoflush=False, bind=engine)
-
-Base.metadata.create_all(bind=engine)
-
 def seed_data(db):
     grievance_id = 1
     # Add confirmations
@@ -31,6 +24,10 @@ def seed_data(db):
     return grievance_id
 
 def run_benchmark():
+    engine = create_engine('sqlite:///:memory:', connect_args={"check_same_thread": False})
+    Base.metadata.create_all(bind=engine)
+    TestingSessionLocal = sessionmaker(autocommit=False, autoflush=False, bind=engine)
+
     db = TestingSessionLocal()
     gid = seed_data(db)