diff --git a/public/dispatch.php b/public/dispatch.php
index 3b5a94a..a1090bf 100644
--- a/public/dispatch.php
+++ b/public/dispatch.php
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 $config_path = dirname(dirname(__FILE__))."/config"; 
 
 
+$start = microtime(true);
+
 // initial boot and environment setup
 require_once($config_path."/init/boot.php");
 
@@ -18,4 +20,6 @@ require_once($config_path."/init/boot.php");
 // initialize zynapse
 Zynapse::init();
 
+echo "<br />\n<br />\nboot time: ".number_format(microtime(true) - $start, 6)." seconds<br />\n";
+
 ?>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/vendor/zynapse/zynapse.php b/vendor/zynapse/zynapse.php
index ef2d405..35a5b53 100644
--- a/vendor/zynapse/zynapse.php
+++ b/vendor/zynapse/zynapse.php
@@ -49,13 +49,10 @@ class Zynapse {
 		require_once(ZNAP_LIB_ROOT."/action_view.php");
 		require_once(ZNAP_LIB_ROOT."/active_session.php");
 		
-		$start = microtime(true);
-		
 		self::init_env();
 		self::init_base();
 		self::init_view();
 		
-		echo microtime(true) - $start."<br />\n";
 		echo "hello world<br />\n";
 		echo self::$env->environment."<br />\n<br />\n";
 	}