diff --git a/athina/steps/search.py b/athina/steps/search.py
index f8e24cf..422a524 100644
--- a/athina/steps/search.py
+++ b/athina/steps/search.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class Config:
     def execute(self, input_data: Any) -> Union[Dict[str, Any], None]:
         """Make an Search API call and return the response."""
 
-        start_time = time.time()
+        start_time = time.perf_counter()
 
         if input_data is None:
             input_data = {}
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index b91048d..e41f439 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "athina"
-version = "1.7.5"
+version = "1.7.6"
 description = "Python SDK to configure and run evaluations for your LLM-based application"
 authors = ["Shiv Sakhuja <shiv@athina.ai>", "Akshat Gupta <akshat@athina.ai>", "Vivek Aditya <vivek@athina.ai>", "Akhil Bisht <akhil@athina.ai>"]
 readme = "README.md"