diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index beef456..d4998aa 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -736,7 +736,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rush"
-version = "0.5.0"
+version = "0.5.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "chrono",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 3ea9dcc..e37f6c5 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "rush"
-version = "0.5.0"
+version = "0.5.1"
 edition = "2021"
 authors = ["Ringo Hoffmann <contact@zekro.de>"]
 description = "A tiny HTTP benchmarking and performance testing CLI tool."
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index a206fc6..387091f 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ struct Args {
 
     /// Perform warmup requests which do not count to the benchmark result
     #[arg(short, long)]
-    warmup: Option<NonZeroU32>,
+    warmup: Option<u32>,
 
     /// A duration awaited before a request is sent; you can pass
     /// a range (format: 'from..to', e.g. '10ms..20ms') from which
@@ -113,7 +113,9 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
         .build()?;
 
     if let Some(warmup) = args.warmup {
-        perform_requests(&pool, &client, warmup.into(), wait.as_ref())?;
+        if warmup > 0 {
+            perform_requests(&pool, &client, warmup, wait.as_ref())?;
+        }
     }
 
     let mut res = perform_requests(&pool, &client, args.count.into(), wait.as_ref())?;