diff --git a/lib/mu-msg.c b/lib/mu-msg.c
index 685abefb..740bd44c 100644
--- a/lib/mu-msg.c
+++ b/lib/mu-msg.c
@@ -74,11 +74,14 @@ MuMsg*
 mu_msg_new_from_file (const char *path, const char *mdir,
 		      GError **err)
 {
-	MuMsg *self;
+	MuMsg     *self;
 	MuMsgFile *msgfile;
+        gint64     start;
 
 	g_return_val_if_fail (path, NULL);
 
+        start = g_get_monotonic_time();
+
 	if (G_UNLIKELY(!_gmime_initialized)) {
 		gmime_init ();
 		atexit (gmime_uninit);
@@ -91,17 +94,23 @@ mu_msg_new_from_file (const char *path, const char *mdir,
 	self = msg_new ();
 	self->_file = msgfile;
 
+        g_debug ("created msg from file in %" G_GINT64_FORMAT "us",
+                 g_get_monotonic_time() - start);
+
 	return self;
 }
 
 MuMsg*
 mu_msg_new_from_doc (XapianDocument *doc, GError **err)
 {
-	MuMsg *self;
+	MuMsg    *self;
 	MuMsgDoc *msgdoc;
+        gint64   start;
 
 	g_return_val_if_fail (doc, NULL);
 
+        start = g_get_monotonic_time();
+
 	if (G_UNLIKELY(!_gmime_initialized)) {
 		gmime_init ();
 		atexit (gmime_uninit);