diff --git a/benchmarks/scripts/cub/bench/bench.py b/benchmarks/scripts/cub/bench/bench.py
index ab4da16a8..25c82c8a4 100644
--- a/benchmarks/scripts/cub/bench/bench.py
+++ b/benchmarks/scripts/cub/bench/bench.py
@@ -359,6 +359,8 @@ def axis_values(self, axis_name):
         return []
 
     def build(self):
+        if not self.is_base():
+            self.get_base().build()
         build = CMake().build(self)
         return build.code == 0
     
@@ -436,9 +438,6 @@ def rt_workload_space(self, sub_space):
         return list(itertools.product(*self.axes_values(sub_space, False)))
     
     def elapsed(self, workload_point, estimator):
-        if not self.build():
-            return float('inf')
-
         self.run(workload_point, estimator)
 
         cache = BenchCache()
@@ -449,13 +448,9 @@ def elapsed(self, workload_point, estimator):
 
         return float('inf')
 
-
     def run(self, workload_point, estimator):
         logger = Logger()
 
-        if not self.build():
-            return float('inf')
-
         cache = BenchCache()
         cached_center = cache.pull_center(self, workload_point)
 
@@ -487,9 +482,6 @@ def speedup(self, workload_point, base_estimator, variant_estimator):
         return base_center / self_center
     
     def score(self, ct_workload, rt_workload_space, base_estimator, variant_estimator):
-        if not self.build():
-            return float('-inf')
-        
         if self.is_base():
             return 1.0
 
diff --git a/benchmarks/scripts/cub/bench/search.py b/benchmarks/scripts/cub/bench/search.py
index 8cecb11a5..57b04cefc 100644
--- a/benchmarks/scripts/cub/bench/search.py
+++ b/benchmarks/scripts/cub/bench/search.py
@@ -133,9 +133,10 @@ def __call__(self, algname, ct_workload_space, rt_workload_space):
         for ct_workload in ct_workload_space:
             for variant in variants:
                 bench = Bench(algname, variant, list(ct_workload))
-                score = bench.score(ct_workload, 
-                                    rt_workload_space, 
-                                    self.base_center_estimator, 
-                                    self.variant_center_estimator)
+                if bench.build():
+                    score = bench.score(ct_workload, 
+                                        rt_workload_space, 
+                                        self.base_center_estimator, 
+                                        self.variant_center_estimator)
 
-                print(bench.label(), score)
+                    print(bench.label(), score)