try it like this

src/Application.kt

@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@ fun Application.module(testing: Boolean = false) {
         val uploader = Uploader()
         val processResults = ProcessResults()
         environment.monitor.subscribe(ApplicationStarted) {
-            val job = GlobalScope.launch {
-                delay(3000L)
             println("Starting benchmark")
             startTime = Instant.now()
             while (elapsed < targetTime) {
+                GlobalScope.launch {
                     uploader.uploadData(currIter, gson, cachedFile)
+                }
                 currIter += 1
                 currTimeStamp = Instant.now()
                 timestamps[currIter] = currTimeStamp
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ fun Application.module(testing: Boolean = false) {
             println("Benchmark ended")
             processResults.mapToProcess = timestamps
             processResults.process()
-            }
+
         }
     }
 }