diff --git a/ContinuousTests/ContinuousTestRunner.cs b/ContinuousTests/ContinuousTestRunner.cs
index c829a1c3..cb6bc3fc 100644
--- a/ContinuousTests/ContinuousTestRunner.cs
+++ b/ContinuousTests/ContinuousTestRunner.cs
@@ -12,7 +12,15 @@ namespace ContinuousTests
 
         public void Run()
         {
-            var config = configLoader.Load();
+            var config = //configLoader.Load();
+                new Configuration
+                {
+                    CodexUrls =new[] { "http://localhost:8080", "http://localhost:8081" },
+                    LogPath = "logs",
+                    KeepPassedTestLogs = false,
+                    SleepSecondsPerAllTests = 1,
+                    SleepSecondsPerSingleTest = 1,
+                };
             StartupChecks(config);
 
             while (true)
diff --git a/ContinuousTests/SingleTestRun.cs b/ContinuousTests/SingleTestRun.cs
index e7c39a7e..978f4bdd 100644
--- a/ContinuousTests/SingleTestRun.cs
+++ b/ContinuousTests/SingleTestRun.cs
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ namespace ContinuousTests
         private CodexNode[] CreateRandomNodes(int number, BaseLog testLog)
         {
             var urls = SelectRandomUrls(number);
+            testLog.Log("Selected nodes: " + string.Join(",", urls));
             return codexNodeFactory.Create(urls, testLog, test.TimeSet);
         }
 
diff --git a/ContinuousTests/Tests/PerformanceTests.cs b/ContinuousTests/Tests/PerformanceTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f0ee853f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ContinuousTests/Tests/PerformanceTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+using DistTestCore;
+using DistTestCore.Codex;
+using NUnit.Framework;
+
+namespace ContinuousTests.Tests
+{
+    public class UploadPerformanceTest : PerformanceTest
+    {
+        public override int RequiredNumberOfNodes => 1;
+
+        public override void Run()
+        {
+            UploadTest(100, Nodes[0]);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public class DownloadLocalPerformanceTest : PerformanceTest
+    {
+        public override int RequiredNumberOfNodes => 1;
+
+        public override void Run()
+        {
+            DownloadTest(100, Nodes[0], Nodes[0]);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public class DownloadRemotePerformanceTest : PerformanceTest
+    {
+        public override int RequiredNumberOfNodes => 2;
+
+        public override void Run()
+        {
+            DownloadTest(100, Nodes[0], Nodes[1]);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public abstract class PerformanceTest : ContinuousTest
+    {
+        public void UploadTest(int megabytes, CodexNode uploadNode)
+        {
+            var file = FileManager.GenerateTestFile(megabytes.MB());
+
+            var time = Measure(() =>
+            {
+                UploadFile(uploadNode, file);
+            });
+
+            var timePerMB = time / megabytes;
+
+            Assert.That(timePerMB, Is.LessThan(CodexContainerRecipe.MaxUploadTimePerMegabyte), "MaxUploadTimePerMegabyte performance threshold breached.");
+        }
+
+        public void DownloadTest(int megabytes, CodexNode uploadNode, CodexNode downloadNode)
+        {
+            var file = FileManager.GenerateTestFile(megabytes.MB());
+
+            var cid = UploadFile(uploadNode, file);
+            Assert.That(cid, Is.Not.Null);
+
+            TestFile? result = null;
+            var time = Measure(() =>
+            {
+                result = DownloadContent(downloadNode, cid!);
+            });
+
+            file.AssertIsEqual(result);
+
+            var timePerMB = time / megabytes;
+
+            Assert.That(timePerMB, Is.LessThan(CodexContainerRecipe.MaxDownloadTimePerMegabyte), "MaxDownloadTimePerMegabyte performance threshold breached.");
+        }
+
+        private static TimeSpan Measure(Action action)
+        {
+            var start = DateTime.UtcNow;
+            action();
+            return DateTime.UtcNow - start;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/ContinuousTests/Tests/TwoClientTest.cs b/ContinuousTests/Tests/TwoClientTest.cs
index c38bc922..07fa8686 100644
--- a/ContinuousTests/Tests/TwoClientTest.cs
+++ b/ContinuousTests/Tests/TwoClientTest.cs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ namespace ContinuousTests.Tests
 
             var dl = DownloadContent(Nodes[1], cid!);
 
-            dl.AssertIsEqual(file);
+            file.AssertIsEqual(dl);
         }
     }
 }