diff --git a/place_and_route/private/benchmark.bzl b/place_and_route/private/benchmark.bzl
index d3da1077..08b09522 100644
--- a/place_and_route/private/benchmark.bzl
+++ b/place_and_route/private/benchmark.bzl
@@ -28,7 +28,12 @@ def benchmark(ctx, open_road_info):
 
     """
 
+    est_parasitic_cmd = "estimate_parasitics -placement"
+    if ctx.attr.stop_after_step in ["global_routing", "detailed_routing"]:
+        est_parasitic_cmd = "estimate_parasitics -global_routing"
+
     open_road_commands = [
+        est_parasitic_cmd,
         "report_power",
         "report_wns",
         "report_tns",