diff --git a/crates/perf/run_s3.sh b/crates/perf/run_s3.sh
index a9a0ef7a06..901cde6574 100755
--- a/crates/perf/run_s3.sh
+++ b/crates/perf/run_s3.sh
@@ -1,13 +1,21 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-# Check if both arguments are provided
-if [ $# -ne 2 ]; then
-    echo "Usage: $0 <s3_path> <cpu|cuda>"
+# Set the default value for the stage argument
+stage="prove"
+
+# Check the number of arguments
+if [ $# -lt 2 ] || [ $# -gt 3 ]; then
+    echo "Usage: $0 <s3_path> <cpu|cuda> [execute|prove]"
     exit 1
 fi
 
+# If the third argument is provided, override the default value
+if [ $# -eq 3 ]; then
+    stage="$3"
+fi
+
 s3_path=$1
-stage=$2
+kind=$2
 
 # Download files from S3
 aws s3 cp s3://sp1-testing-suite/$s3_path/program.bin /tmp/program.bin
@@ -20,4 +28,4 @@ export RUST_LOG=debug
 export SP1_DEBUG=1
 
 # Run moongate-perf
-cargo run -p sp1-perf -- --program /tmp/program.bin --stdin /tmp/stdin.bin --mode $stage
\ No newline at end of file
+cargo run -p sp1-perf -- --program /tmp/program.bin --stdin /tmp/stdin.bin --mode $kind --stage $stage
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/crates/perf/src/main.rs b/crates/perf/src/main.rs
index baeffbc49b..493ab5aa0c 100644
--- a/crates/perf/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/perf/src/main.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ struct PerfArgs {
     pub stdin: String,
     #[arg(short, long)]
     pub mode: ProverMode,
+    #[arg(short, long, default_value = "prove")]
+    pub stage: Stage,
 }
 
 #[derive(Default, Debug, Clone)]
@@ -41,6 +43,12 @@ enum ProverMode {
     Network,
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, ValueEnum, PartialEq, Eq)]
+enum Stage {
+    Execute,
+    Prove,
+}
+
 pub fn time_operation<T, F: FnOnce() -> T>(operation: F) -> (T, std::time::Duration) {
     let start = Instant::now();
     let result = operation();
@@ -59,6 +67,11 @@ fn main() {
     let prover = SP1Prover::<DefaultProverComponents>::new();
     let (pk, vk) = prover.setup(&elf);
     let cycles = sp1_prover::utils::get_cycles(&elf, &stdin);
+    let stage = args.stage;
+    if stage == Stage::Execute {
+        println!("Program executed successfully, number of cycles: {}", cycles);
+        return;
+    }
     let opts = SP1ProverOpts::default();
 
     match args.mode {