diff --git a/eskip/eskip_test.go b/eskip/eskip_test.go
index 2324285276..e675e7372b 100644
--- a/eskip/eskip_test.go
+++ b/eskip/eskip_test.go
@@ -10,6 +10,26 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
+var benchmarkRoutes10k = strings.Repeat(`xxxx_xx__xxxxx__xxx_xxxxxxxx_xxxxxxxxxx_xxxxxxx_xxxxxxx_xxxxxxx_xxxxx__xxx__40_0:
+Path("/xxxxxxxxx/:xxxxxxxx_xx/xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxx")
+&& Host("^(xxx-xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxx-xxxxxxx-xxxx-18[.]xxx-xxxx[.]xxxxx[.]xx[.]?(:[0-9]+)?|xxx-xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxx-xxxxxxx-xxxx-19[.]xxx-xxxx[.]xxxxx[.]xx[.]?(:[0-9]+)?|xxx-xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxx-xxxxxxx-xxxx-20[.]xxx-xxxx[.]xxxxx[.]xx[.]?(:[0-9]+)?|xxx-xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxx-xxxxxxx-xxxx-21[.]xxx-xxxx[.]xxxxx[.]xx[.]?(:[0-9]+)?|xxx-xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxx-xxxxxxx[.]xxx-xxxx[.]xxxxx[.]xx[.]?(:[0-9]+)?|xxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxx[.]xxxxxxxxxxx[.]xxx[.]?(:[0-9]+)?)$")
+&& Host("^(xxx-xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxx-xxxxxxx-xxxx-21[.]xxx-xxxx[.]xxxxx[.]xx[.]?(:[0-9]+)?)$")
+&& Weight(4)
+&& Method("GET")
+&& JWTPayloadAllKV("xxxxx://xxxxxxxx.xxxxxxx.xxx/xxxxx", "xxxxx")
+&& Header("X-Xxxxxxxxx-Xxxxx", "xxxxx")
+-> disableAccessLog(2, 3, 40, 500)
+-> fifo(1000, 100, "10s")
+-> apiUsageMonitoring("{\"xxx_xx\":\"xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx\",\"xxxxxxxxxxx_xx\":\"xxx-xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxx\",\"xxxx_xxxxxxxxx\":[\"/xxxxxxxxx/{xxxxxxxx_xx}/xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxx\",\"/xxxxxxxxx/{xxxxxxxx_xx}/xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxx\",\"/xxxxxxxxx/{xxxxxxxx_xx}/xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxx\"]}")
+-> oauthTokeninfoAnyKV("xxxxx", "/xxxxxxxxx")
+-> unverifiedAuditLog("xxxxx://xxxxxxxx.xxxxxxx.xxx/xxxxxxx-xx")
+-> oauthTokeninfoAllScope("xxx")
+-> flowId("reuse")
+-> forwardToken("X-XxxxxXxxx-Xxxxxxx", "xxx", "xxxxx", "xxxxx")
+-> stateBagToTag("xxxx-xxxx", "xxxxxx.xxx")
+-> <powerOfRandomNChoices, "http://1.2.1.1:8080", "http://1.2.1.2:8080", "http://1.2.1.3:8080", "http://1.2.1.4:8080", "http://1.2.1.5:8080">;
+`, 10_000)
+
 func TestParse(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, ti := range []struct {
 		msg        string
@@ -741,27 +761,7 @@ func BenchmarkParsePredicates(b *testing.B) {
 }
 
 func BenchmarkParse(b *testing.B) {
-	doc := strings.Repeat(`xxxx_xx__xxxxx__xxx_xxxxxxxx_xxxxxxxxxx_xxxxxxx_xxxxxxx_xxxxxxx_xxxxx__xxx__40_0:
-		Path("/xxxxxxxxx/:xxxxxxxx_xx/xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxx")
-		&& Host("^(xxx-xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxx-xxxxxxx-xxxx-18[.]xxx-xxxx[.]xxxxx[.]xx[.]?(:[0-9]+)?|xxx-xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxx-xxxxxxx-xxxx-19[.]xxx-xxxx[.]xxxxx[.]xx[.]?(:[0-9]+)?|xxx-xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxx-xxxxxxx-xxxx-20[.]xxx-xxxx[.]xxxxx[.]xx[.]?(:[0-9]+)?|xxx-xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxx-xxxxxxx-xxxx-21[.]xxx-xxxx[.]xxxxx[.]xx[.]?(:[0-9]+)?|xxx-xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxx-xxxxxxx[.]xxx-xxxx[.]xxxxx[.]xx[.]?(:[0-9]+)?|xxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxx[.]xxxxxxxxxxx[.]xxx[.]?(:[0-9]+)?)$")
-		&& Host("^(xxx-xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxx-xxxxxxx-xxxx-21[.]xxx-xxxx[.]xxxxx[.]xx[.]?(:[0-9]+)?)$")
-		&& Weight(4)
-		&& Method("GET")
-		&& JWTPayloadAllKV("xxxxx://xxxxxxxx.xxxxxxx.xxx/xxxxx", "xxxxx")
-		&& Header("X-Xxxxxxxxx-Xxxxx", "xxxxx")
-		-> disableAccessLog(2, 3, 40, 500)
-		-> fifo(1000, 100, "10s")
-		-> apiUsageMonitoring("{\"xxx_xx\":\"xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx\",\"xxxxxxxxxxx_xx\":\"xxx-xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxx\",\"xxxx_xxxxxxxxx\":[\"/xxxxxxxxx/{xxxxxxxx_xx}/xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxx\",\"/xxxxxxxxx/{xxxxxxxx_xx}/xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxx\",\"/xxxxxxxxx/{xxxxxxxx_xx}/xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxx\"]}")
-		-> oauthTokeninfoAnyKV("xxxxx", "/xxxxxxxxx")
-		-> unverifiedAuditLog("xxxxx://xxxxxxxx.xxxxxxx.xxx/xxxxxxx-xx")
-		-> oauthTokeninfoAllScope("xxx")
-		-> flowId("reuse")
-		-> forwardToken("X-XxxxxXxxx-Xxxxxxx", "xxx", "xxxxx", "xxxxx")
-		-> stateBagToTag("xxxx-xxxx", "xxxxxx.xxx")
-		-> <powerOfRandomNChoices, "http://1.2.1.1:8080", "http://1.2.1.2:8080", "http://1.2.1.3:8080", "http://1.2.1.4:8080", "http://1.2.1.5:8080">;
-	`, 10_000)
-
-	_, err := Parse(doc)
+	_, err := Parse(benchmarkRoutes10k)
 	if err != nil {
 		b.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -769,7 +769,7 @@ func BenchmarkParse(b *testing.B) {
 	b.ReportAllocs()
 	b.ResetTimer()
 	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
-		_, _ = Parse(doc)
+		_, _ = Parse(benchmarkRoutes10k)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/eskip/json_test.go b/eskip/json_test.go
index 698252b1a3..ec7e4f545c 100644
--- a/eskip/json_test.go
+++ b/eskip/json_test.go
@@ -319,3 +319,25 @@ func TestInvalidJSON(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+type testRouteContainer struct {
+	Routes []*Route `json:"routes"`
+}
+
+func BenchmarkJsonUnmarshal(b *testing.B) {
+	content, err := json.Marshal(testRouteContainer{Routes: MustParse(benchmarkRoutes10k)})
+	if err != nil {
+		b.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	out := testRouteContainer{}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(content, &out); err != nil {
+		b.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	b.ReportAllocs()
+	b.ResetTimer()
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		_ = json.Unmarshal(content, &out)
+	}
+}