diff --git a/.github/actions/generate_pyccel_config/action.yml b/.github/actions/generate_pyccel_config/action.yml
index a6facf59..a3e268b1 100644
--- a/.github/actions/generate_pyccel_config/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/generate_pyccel_config/action.yml
@@ -28,3 +28,10 @@ runs:
                 file=open('pyccel_intel.json','w'))
       shell: python
       working-directory: ./benchmarks
+    - name: Register default pyccel configurations
+      run: |
+        source $INTEL_SOURCE_FILE
+        pyccel config register pyccel_gnu pyccel_gnu.json
+        pyccel config register pyccel_intel pyccel_intel.json
+      shell: bash
+      working-directory: ./benchmarks
diff --git a/.github/workflows/daily_check.yml b/.github/workflows/daily_check.yml
index 8b6362b4..eade39d3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/daily_check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/daily_check.yml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           source $INTEL_SOURCE_FILE
           cd benchmarks
-          python run_benchmarks.py --pyperf --verbose --pyccel-config-files pyccel_gnu.json pyccel_intel.json --pythran-config-files pythran_gnu.config pythran_intel.config
+          python run_benchmarks.py --pyperf --verbose --pyccel-config-families pyccel_gnu pyccel_intel --pythran-config-files pythran_gnu.config pythran_intel.config
           cd ..
           FILE=version_specific_results/pypi_performance_3${{ matrix.python-minor-version }}_${{needs.Check_Pyccel_Version.outputs.new_version }}.md
           echo "### Performance Comparison (as of ${{needs.Check_Pyccel_Version.outputs.new_version }})" > ${FILE}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run_benchmarks.yml b/.github/workflows/run_benchmarks.yml
index ee4bd5d8..0c11a87a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run_benchmarks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run_benchmarks.yml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           source $INTEL_SOURCE_FILE
           cd benchmarks
-          python run_benchmarks.py --verbose --pyccel-config-files pyccel_gnu.json pyccel_intel.json --pythran-config-files pythran_gnu.config pythran_intel.config
+          python run_benchmarks.py --verbose --pyccel-config-families pyccel_gnu pyccel_intel --pythran-config-files pythran_gnu.config pythran_intel.config
           cd ..
           FILE=version_specific_results/devel_performance_312.md
           echo "### Performance Comparison (as of $(date))" > ${FILE}
diff --git a/benchmarks/run_benchmarks.py b/benchmarks/run_benchmarks.py
index ad8bf555..ffc29a01 100644
--- a/benchmarks/run_benchmarks.py
+++ b/benchmarks/run_benchmarks.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 parser.add_argument('--pypy', action='store_true', help='Run test cases with pypy')
 parser.add_argument('--no_numba', action='store_true', help="Don't run numba tests")
 parser.add_argument('--pythran-config-files', type=str, nargs='*', help='Provide configuration files for pythran', default = [])
-parser.add_argument('--pyccel-config-files', type=str, nargs='*', help='Provide configuration files for pyccel', default = [])
+parser.add_argument('--pyccel-config-families', type=str, nargs='*', help='Provide (default or registered) configuration families for pyccel', default = [])
 parser.add_argument('--output', choices=('latex', 'markdown'), \
                         help='Format of the output table (default=markdown)',default='markdown')
 parser.add_argument('--verbose', action='store_true', help='Enables verbose mode.')
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 pyperf = args.pyperf
 time_compilation = args.compilation
 time_execution = args.execution
-pyccel_configs = [os.path.abspath(f) for f in args.pyccel_config_files]
+pyccel_configs = args.pyccel_config_families
 pythran_configs = [os.path.abspath(f) for f in args.pythran_config_files]
 
 
@@ -62,11 +62,8 @@
     test_cases.append('numba')
     test_case_names.append('numba')
 n_configs = 0
-for i,f in enumerate(pyccel_configs):
-    name = os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(f))[0]
-    with open(f) as config:
-        languages = json.load(config).keys()
-    for l in languages:
+for i,name in enumerate(pyccel_configs):
+    for l in ('c', 'fortran'):
         test_cases.append(f'pyccel_{i}_{l}')
         test_case_names.append(f'{name}_{l}')
         n_configs += 1
@@ -235,13 +232,13 @@ def run_process(cmd: "List[str]", time_compilation: "bool"=False, env = None):
             if tag == 'pyccel':
                 idx_str, language = idx_str.split('_')
                 idx = int(idx_str)
-                my_file = pyccel_configs[idx]
-                cmd = ['pyccel', 'compile', f'--compiler-config={my_file}', f'--language={language}', '--verbose', basename]
+                config = pyccel_configs[idx]
+                cmd = ['pyccel', 'compile', f'--compiler-family={config}', f'--language={language}', '--verbose', basename]
             elif tag == 'pythran':
                 idx = int(idx_str)
-                my_file = pythran_configs[idx]
+                config = pythran_configs[idx]
                 cmd = ['pythran', '-v', basename]
-                env['PYTHRANRC'] = my_file
+                env['PYTHRANRC'] = config
 
             if verbose:
                 print(cmd, file=log_file, flush=True)