diff --git a/hash/risc0/bench/bench_tree.cfg b/hash/risc0/bench/bench_tree.cfg
index 529f0fb..f6d767e 100644
--- a/hash/risc0/bench/bench_tree.cfg
+++ b/hash/risc0/bench/bench_tree.cfg
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ name:   "Hashes benchmarking using risc0 prover"
 author: 
 timeout: 1000
 params:
-  [ HASH_TYPE:     [ "poseidon2_babybear", "poseidon2_babybear_native", "poseidon2_bn128"]
+  [ HASH_TYPE_TREE:     [ "poseidon2_babybear", "poseidon2_babybear_native", "poseidon2_bn128"]
   , TREE_DEPTH: [ 2, 4, 8, 16 ]
   ]
-tags: risc0, $HASH_TYPE
+tags: risc0, $HASH_TYPE_TREE
 comments:
   The benchmarks includes for poseidon2(merkle hashing) over bn128 and babybear.
   the hashing is done inside the guest and receipt is received which is verified. 
diff --git a/hash/risc0/bench/run_tree.sh b/hash/risc0/bench/run_tree.sh
index cdd865e..81a0750 100755
--- a/hash/risc0/bench/run_tree.sh
+++ b/hash/risc0/bench/run_tree.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-if [ -z ${ZKBENCH_HASH_TYPE} ]; then 
-ZKBENCH_HASH_TYPE="poseidon2_babybear_native"    
+if [ -z ${ZKBENCH_HASH_TYPE_TREE} ]; then 
+ZKBENCH_HASH_TYPE_TREE="poseidon2_babybear_native"    
 fi
 
 if [ -z ${ZKBENCH_TREE_DEPTH} ]; then 
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ ZKBENCH_TREE_DEPTH=2
 fi
 
 echo "Running benchmarks with the following configurations:"
-echo "HASH            = $ZKBENCH_HASH_TYPE"
+echo "HASH            = $ZKBENCH_HASH_TYPE_TREE"
 echo "Tree Depth = $ZKBENCH_TREE_DEPTH"
 
 # Run the benchmarks
-./target/release/benchmark $ZKBENCH_HASH_TYPE $ZKBENCH_TREE_DEPTH
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+./target/release/benchmark $ZKBENCH_HASH_TYPE_TREE $ZKBENCH_TREE_DEPTH
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diff --git a/hash/risc0/bench/src/benches/mod.rs b/hash/risc0/bench/src/benches/mod.rs
index c5bbdea..adeeccf 100644
--- a/hash/risc0/bench/src/benches/mod.rs
+++ b/hash/risc0/bench/src/benches/mod.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 pub mod sha256;
+pub mod sha256_accelerated;
 pub mod keccak;
 pub mod blake2b;
 pub mod blake3;
diff --git a/hash/risc0/bench/src/benches/sha256.rs b/hash/risc0/bench/src/benches/sha256.rs
index cae5b79..1777f56 100644
--- a/hash/risc0/bench/src/benches/sha256.rs
+++ b/hash/risc0/bench/src/benches/sha256.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 use benchmark_methods::{
-    SHA256_ELF, SHA256_ID, SHA256_ACCELERATED_ELF, SHA256_ACCELERATED_ID
+    SHA256_ELF, SHA256_ID
 };
 use risc0_zkvm::{default_prover, ExecutorEnv};
 use risc0_zkvm::{ sha};
 use std::time::Instant;
-use hex::encode;
 pub fn sha_bench(input: Vec<u8>) {
    
     let env = ExecutorEnv::builder().write(&input).unwrap().build().unwrap();
@@ -30,25 +29,4 @@ pub fn sha_bench(input: Vec<u8>) {
 
     eprintln!("Hash: {:?}", _output);
 
-    let env = ExecutorEnv::builder().write(&input).unwrap().build().unwrap();
-    eprintln!("\n------RustCrypto sha hashing(accelerated)------\n");
-    // Obtain the default prover.
-    let prover = default_prover();
-
-    let start_time = Instant::now();
-    // Produce a receipt by proving the specified ELF binary.
-    let receipt = prover.prove(env, SHA256_ACCELERATED_ELF).unwrap();
-    let elapsed_time = start_time.elapsed();
-
-    // verify your receipt
-    receipt.verify(SHA256_ACCELERATED_ID).unwrap();
-
-    let elapsed_time2 = start_time.elapsed();
-
-    let _output: [u8;32] = receipt.journal.decode().unwrap();
-    let hash = encode(_output);
-    eprintln!("Total time: {:?}", elapsed_time2);
-    eprintln!("Verification time: {:?}", elapsed_time2 - elapsed_time);
-
-    eprintln!("Hash: {:?}", hash);
 }
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diff --git a/hash/risc0/bench/src/benches/sha256_accelerated.rs b/hash/risc0/bench/src/benches/sha256_accelerated.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6233cae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hash/risc0/bench/src/benches/sha256_accelerated.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+use benchmark_methods::{
+    SHA256_ACCELERATED_ELF, SHA256_ACCELERATED_ID
+};
+use risc0_zkvm::{default_prover, ExecutorEnv};
+use std::time::Instant;
+use hex::encode;
+pub fn sha_accelerated_bench(input: Vec<u8>) {
+   
+    let env = ExecutorEnv::builder().write(&input).unwrap().build().unwrap();
+    eprintln!("\n------RustCrypto sha hashing(accelerated)------\n");
+    // Obtain the default prover.
+    let prover = default_prover();
+
+    let start_time = Instant::now();
+    // Produce a receipt by proving the specified ELF binary.
+    let receipt = prover.prove(env, SHA256_ACCELERATED_ELF).unwrap();
+    let elapsed_time = start_time.elapsed();
+
+    // verify your receipt
+    receipt.verify(SHA256_ACCELERATED_ID).unwrap();
+
+    let elapsed_time2 = start_time.elapsed();
+
+    let _output: [u8;32] = receipt.journal.decode().unwrap();
+    let hash = encode(_output);
+    eprintln!("Total time: {:?}", elapsed_time2);
+    eprintln!("Verification time: {:?}", elapsed_time2 - elapsed_time);
+
+    eprintln!("Hash: {:?}", hash);
+}
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diff --git a/hash/risc0/bench/src/main.rs b/hash/risc0/bench/src/main.rs
index bee3f3a..c5ba0f7 100644
--- a/hash/risc0/bench/src/main.rs
+++ b/hash/risc0/bench/src/main.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 mod benches;
 use benches::{
     sha256::sha_bench,
+    sha256_accelerated::sha_accelerated_bench,
     keccak::keccak_bench,
     blake2b::blake2b_bench,
     blake3::blake3_bench,
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ fn main() {
     let args: Vec<String> = std::env::args().collect();
 
     if args.len() != 3 {
-        println!("Wrong number of arguments");
+        println!("Wrong number of arguments! The program expects two arguments: <hash_type> and <size>");
         // Exit the program with a non-zero exit code
         process::exit(1);
     }
@@ -37,6 +38,12 @@ fn main() {
             let input = generate_bytes(size);
             sha_bench(input.clone());
         }
+        "sha256_accelerated" => {
+            println!("Accelerated SHA256 Benchmarking: ");
+            eprintln!("data size(bytes): {:?}", size);
+            let input = generate_bytes(size);
+            sha_accelerated_bench(input.clone());
+        }
         "keccak" => {
             println!("KECCAK Benchmarking: ");
             eprintln!("data size(bytes): {:?}", size);