diff --git a/benchmarks/operations/benchmark.js b/benchmarks/operations/benchmark.js
index 0c36f5422..8961b6093 100644
--- a/benchmarks/operations/benchmark.js
+++ b/benchmarks/operations/benchmark.js
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ const modules = [
     module: "http-request",
     name: "Outgoing HTTP request (`http.request`)",
   },
+  {
+    module: "undici",
+    name: "Outgoing HTTP request (`undici.request`)",
+  },
 ];
 
 (async () => {
diff --git a/benchmarks/operations/http-request.js b/benchmarks/operations/http-request.js
index c8b51d248..500a8756d 100644
--- a/benchmarks/operations/http-request.js
+++ b/benchmarks/operations/http-request.js
@@ -3,13 +3,8 @@ const http = require("http");
 module.exports = {
   step: async function step() {
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-      const options = {
-        hostname: "localhost",
-        port: 10411,
-      };
-
-      const req = http.request(options, (res) => {
-        res.on("data", () => {});
+      const req = http.request("http://localhost:10411", (res) => {
+        res.resume();
         res.on("end", resolve);
       });
 
diff --git a/benchmarks/operations/package-lock.json b/benchmarks/operations/package-lock.json
index 4594d6f90..2722b4f51 100644
--- a/benchmarks/operations/package-lock.json
+++ b/benchmarks/operations/package-lock.json
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
       "dependencies": {
         "@aikidosec/firewall": "file:../../build",
         "better-sqlite3": "^11.7.2",
-        "mongodb": "^6.9.0"
+        "mongodb": "^6.9.0",
+        "undici": "^7.3.0"
       }
     },
     "../../build": {
@@ -540,6 +541,14 @@
         "node": "*"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/undici": {
+      "version": "7.3.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/undici/-/undici-7.3.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Qy96NND4Dou5jKoSJ2gm8ax8AJM/Ey9o9mz7KN1bb9GP+G0l20Zw8afxTnY2f4b7hmhn/z8aC2kfArVQlAhFBw==",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=20.18.1"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/util-deprecate": {
       "version": "1.0.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/util-deprecate/-/util-deprecate-1.0.2.tgz",
diff --git a/benchmarks/operations/package.json b/benchmarks/operations/package.json
index 20956f93d..736b97aad 100644
--- a/benchmarks/operations/package.json
+++ b/benchmarks/operations/package.json
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@aikidosec/firewall": "file:../../build",
     "better-sqlite3": "^11.7.2",
-    "mongodb": "^6.9.0"
+    "mongodb": "^6.9.0",
+    "undici": "^7.3.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/benchmarks/operations/undici.js b/benchmarks/operations/undici.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bda22d2a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchmarks/operations/undici.js
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+const undici = require("undici");
+
+module.exports = {
+  step: async function step() {
+    return await undici.request("http://localhost:10411");
+  },
+};