diff --git a/pipelined/testbench/testbench.sv b/pipelined/testbench/testbench.sv
index 0f25935f3..affb12128 100644
--- a/pipelined/testbench/testbench.sv
+++ b/pipelined/testbench/testbench.sv
@@ -471,13 +471,18 @@ logic [3:0] dummy;
       genvar adrindex;
       
       // Initializing all zeroes into the branch predictor memory.
+      for(adrindex = 0; adrindex < 2**10; adrindex++) begin
+        initial begin 
+        force dut.core.ifu.bpred.bpred.TargetPredictor.memory.mem[adrindex] = 0;
+        #1;
+        release dut.core.ifu.bpred.bpred.TargetPredictor.memory.mem[adrindex];
+        end
+      end
       for(adrindex = 0; adrindex < 2**`BPRED_SIZE; adrindex++) begin
         initial begin 
         force dut.core.ifu.bpred.bpred.Predictor.DirPredictor.PHT.mem[adrindex] = 0;
-        force dut.core.ifu.bpred.bpred.TargetPredictor.memory.mem[adrindex] = 0;
         #1;
         release dut.core.ifu.bpred.bpred.Predictor.DirPredictor.PHT.mem[adrindex];
-        release dut.core.ifu.bpred.bpred.TargetPredictor.memory.mem[adrindex];
         end
       end