diff --git a/tests/ansible/bench/_includes.yml b/tests/ansible/bench/_includes.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6501db21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ansible/bench/_includes.yml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+- meta: end_play
diff --git a/tests/ansible/bench/includes.yml b/tests/ansible/bench/includes.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4f50113a
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+++ b/tests/ansible/bench/includes.yml
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+- hosts: test-targets
+  tasks:
+  - include_tasks: _includes.yml
+    with_sequence: start=1 end=1000