diff --git a/performance-test/M06-insert.sh b/performance-test/M06-insert.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+test_description='search'
+
+. ./perf-test-lib.sh || exit 1
+
+memory_start
+
+mkdir -p "$MAIL_DIR"/{cur,new,tmp}
+
+for count in {1..20}; do
+    generate_message "[file]=\"insert-$count\"" "[dir]='tmp/'"
+    memory_run "insert $count" "notmuch insert < $gen_msg_filename"
+done
+
+memory_done