diff --git a/libs/langgraph/bench/__main__.py b/libs/langgraph/bench/__main__.py
index 9b191f68d..12d04a6ab 100644
--- a/libs/langgraph/bench/__main__.py
+++ b/libs/langgraph/bench/__main__.py
@@ -205,11 +205,23 @@ benchmarks = (
         },
     ),
     (
-        "sequential_graph_200_nodes",
+        "sequential_50",
+        create_sequential(20).compile(),
+        create_sequential(20).compile(),
+        {"messages": []},  # Empty list of messages
+    ),
+    (
+        "sequential_200",
         create_sequential(200).compile(),
         create_sequential(200).compile(),
         {"messages": []},  # Empty list of messages
     ),
+    # (
+    #     "sequential_1000",
+    #     create_sequential(1000).compile(),
+    #     create_sequential(1000).compile(),
+    #     {"messages": []},  # Empty list of messages
+    # ),
 )
 
 
diff --git a/libs/langgraph/bench/sequential.py b/libs/langgraph/bench/sequential.py
index cceffd627..3ab92912f 100644
--- a/libs/langgraph/bench/sequential.py
+++ b/libs/langgraph/bench/sequential.py
@@ -1,13 +1,18 @@
 """Create a sequential no-op graph consisting of a few hundred nodes."""
 
 from langgraph.graph import MessagesState, StateGraph
+from langgraph.utils.runnable import RunnableCallable
 
 
 def create_sequential(number_nodes) -> StateGraph:
     """Create a sequential no-op graph consisting of a few hundred nodes."""
     builder = StateGraph(MessagesState)
 
-    async def noop(state: MessagesState) -> None:
+    def noop(state: MessagesState) -> None:
+        """No-op function."""
+        pass
+
+    async def anoop(state: MessagesState) -> None:
         """No-op function."""
         pass
 
@@ -15,7 +20,7 @@ def create_sequential(number_nodes) -> StateGraph:
 
     for i in range(number_nodes):
         name = f"node_{i}"
-        builder.add_node(name, noop)
+        builder.add_node(name, RunnableCallable(noop, anoop))
         builder.add_edge(prev_node, name)
         prev_node = name
 
@@ -29,7 +34,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
 
     import uvloop
 
-    graph = create_sequential(200).compile()
+    graph = create_sequential(2000).compile()
     input = {"messages": []}  # Empty list of messages
     config = {"recursion_limit": 20000000000}