diff --git a/perf-regression/bebop/mobject-regression.sbatch b/perf-regression/bebop/mobject-regression.sbatch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..cc31b61e0e1904e136abe974fd07556ec7c392bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/perf-regression/bebop/mobject-regression.sbatch
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#SBATCH -N 2
+#SBATCH -A startup-carns
+#SBATCH --ntasks-per-node=8
+#SBATCH --time=5:00
+#SBATCH -p bdwall
+
+# example of running benchmarks with spack-compiled software stack
+
+export LMOD_PAGER=none
+
+. $SANDBOX/spack/share/spack/setup-env.sh
+
+spack load -r ior
+
+module list
+
+# force Intel MPI to use Infiniband instead of Omnipath/PSM2.  If we let 
+# Intel MPI use it's preferred PSM2 path then Mercury can't open interface
+# because of apparent MR_SCALABLE/MR_BASIC conflict
+# we should also try MR_SCALABLE in Mercury NA as a possible workaround
+export I_MPI_FABRICS=shm:ofa
+
+
+
+export MOBJECT_CLUSTER_FILE=mobject-cluster.gid
+echo " ==== running server"
+# 'sockets' seems to work well, but we are debugging why 'psm2' is a problem
+srun -n 4 --exclusive mobject-server-daemon sockets:// $MOBJECT_CLUSTER_FILE &
+# backgrounding the 'mobject-server-daemon' means we need to wait just a bit before the cluster is setup
+sleep 5
+# ... then this confirms the cluster is ready
+xxd $MOBJECT_CLUSTER_FILE
+
+echo " ==== running benchmark "
+# -g : intra-test barrier
+# -t: transfer size
+# -b: block size
+srun -n 8 --exclusive ior -g -a RADOS -t 64k -b 128k --rados.user=foo --rados.pool=bar --rados.conf $MOBJECT_CLUSTER_FILE
diff --git a/perf-regression/bebop/run-regression.sh b/perf-regression/bebop/run-regression.sh
index 49226342aa896392b96b15cdc2ff170d0e96fe08..77a6012c4c9045eba7f70ea576871f00df0bc7f4 100755
--- a/perf-regression/bebop/run-regression.sh
+++ b/perf-regression/bebop/run-regression.sh
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ mkdir -p $JOBDIR
 cp margo-regression.sbatch $JOBDIR
 cp bake-regression.sbatch $JOBDIR
 cp pmdk-regression.sbatch $JOBDIR
+cp mobject-regression.sbatch $JOBDIR
 
 cd $SANDBOX
 git clone https://github.com/spack/spack.git
@@ -46,6 +47,8 @@ cp $SANDBOX/packages.yaml $SPACK_ROOT/etc/spack
 #    CI environments
 echo "repos:" > $SPACK_ROOT/etc/spack/repos.yaml
 echo "- ${SANDBOX}/sds-repo" >> $SPACK_ROOT/etc/spack/repos.yaml
+
+
 spack uninstall -R -y argobots mercury opa-psm2 bake || true
 # nightly tests should test nightly software!
 spack install ior@mobject +mobject ^margo@develop ^mercury@develop ^mobject@develop ^bake@develop ^remi@develop ^thallium@develop ^sdskeyval@develop ^ssg@develop
@@ -55,6 +58,7 @@ spack install ior@mobject +mobject ^margo@develop ^mercury@develop ^mobject@deve
 . $SANDBOX/spack/share/spack/setup-env.sh
 spack load -r ssg
 spack load -r bake
+spack load -r mobject
 
 export CFLAGS="-O3"
 
@@ -100,6 +104,7 @@ export SANDBOX
 sbatch --wait --export=ALL ./margo-regression.sbatch
 sbatch --wait --export=ALL ./bake-regression.sbatch
 sbatch --wait --export=ALL ./pmdk-regression.sbatch
+sbatch --wait --export=ALL ./mobject-regression.sbatch
 
 echo "=== JOB DONE, COLLECTING AND SENDING RESULTS ==="
 # gather output, strip out funny characters, mail