diff --git a/benchmark/potrf.c b/benchmark/potrf.c
index 116d0cca5..8808203a5 100644
--- a/benchmark/potrf.c
+++ b/benchmark/potrf.c
@@ -99,14 +99,15 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]){
   char *p;
   char btest = 'F';
 
-  blasint m, i, j, info, uplos=0;
-  double flops;
+  blasint m, i, j, l, info, uplos=0;
+  double flops = 0.;
 
   int from =   1;
   int to   = 200;
   int step =   1;
+  int loops =  1;
 
-  double time1;
+  double time1, timeg;
 
   argc--;argv++;
 
@@ -119,6 +120,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]){
 
   if ((p = getenv("OPENBLAS_TEST"))) btest=*p;
 
+  if ((p = getenv("OPENBLAS_LOOPS"))) loops=*p;
+
   fprintf(stderr, "From : %3d  To : %3d Step = %3d Uplo = %c\n", from, to, step,*uplo[uplos]);
 
   if (( a    = (FLOAT *)malloc(sizeof(FLOAT) * to * to * COMPSIZE)) == NULL){
@@ -129,19 +132,21 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]){
     fprintf(stderr,"Out of Memory!!\n");exit(1);
   }
 
-  for(m = from; m <= to; m += step){
 
+  for(m = from; m <= to; m += step){
+    timeg=0.;
+	  for (l = 0; l < loops; l++) {
 #ifndef COMPLEX
       if (uplos & 1) {
 	for (j = 0; j < m; j++) {
 	  for(i = 0; i < j; i++)     a[(long)i + (long)j * (long)m] = 0.;
-	                             a[(long)j + (long)j * (long)m] = ((double) rand() / (double) RAND_MAX) + 8.;
+	  a[(long)j + (long)j * (long)m] = ((double) rand() / (double) RAND_MAX) + 8.;
 	  for(i = j + 1; i < m; i++) a[(long)i + (long)j * (long)m] = ((double) rand() / (double) RAND_MAX) - 0.5;
 	}
       } else {
 	for (j = 0; j < m; j++) {
 	  for(i = 0; i < j; i++)     a[(long)i + (long)j * (long)m] = ((double) rand() / (double) RAND_MAX) - 0.5;
-	                             a[(long)j + (long)j * (long)m] = ((double) rand() / (double) RAND_MAX) + 8.;
+	  a[(long)j + (long)j * (long)m] = ((double) rand() / (double) RAND_MAX) + 8.;
 	  for(i = j + 1; i < m; i++) a[(long)i + (long)j * (long)m] = 0.;
 	}
       }
@@ -192,8 +197,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]){
 	exit(1);
       }
 
-      time1 = getsec();
-      flops = COMPSIZE * COMPSIZE * (1.0/3.0 * (double)m * (double)m *(double)m +1.0/2.0* (double)m *(double)m + 1.0/6.0* (double)m) / time1 * 1.e-6;
+      if ( btest == 'F')
+	      timeg += getsec();
 
       if ( btest == 'S' )
       {
@@ -214,9 +219,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]){
 		fprintf(stderr, "Potrs info = %d\n", info);
 		exit(1);
         }
-        time1 = getsec();
-        flops = COMPSIZE * COMPSIZE * (2.0 * (double)m * (double)m *(double)m ) / time1 * 1.e-6;
-
+        timeg += getsec();
       }
 	
       if ( btest == 'I' )
@@ -232,11 +235,17 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]){
 		fprintf(stderr, "Potri info = %d\n", info);
 		exit(1);
         }
-
-        time1 = getsec();
-        flops = COMPSIZE * COMPSIZE * (2.0/3.0 * (double)m * (double)m *(double)m +1.0/2.0* (double)m *(double)m + 5.0/6.0* (double)m) / time1 * 1.e-6;
+        timeg += getsec();
       }
-	
+    } // loops
+
+      time1 = timeg/(double)loops;
+	if ( btest == 'F')
+		flops = COMPSIZE * COMPSIZE * (1.0/3.0 * (double)m * (double)m *(double)m +1.0/2.0* (double)m *(double)m + 1.0/6.0* (double)m) / time1 * 1.e-6;
+	if ( btest == 'S')
+		flops = COMPSIZE * COMPSIZE * (2.0 * (double)m * (double)m *(double)m ) / time1 * 1.e-6;
+	if ( btest == 'I')
+		flops = COMPSIZE * COMPSIZE * (2.0/3.0 * (double)m * (double)m *(double)m +1.0/2.0* (double)m *(double)m + 5.0/6.0* (double)m) / time1 * 1.e-6;
       fprintf(stderr, "%8d : %10.2f MFlops : %10.3f Sec : Test=%c\n",m,flops ,time1,btest);