diff --git a/components/homme/src/prim_main.F90 b/components/homme/src/prim_main.F90
index bfbe57e8b317..d6901151d365 100644
--- a/components/homme/src/prim_main.F90
+++ b/components/homme/src/prim_main.F90
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ program prim_main
   use element_mod,      only: element_t
   use common_io_mod,    only: output_dir, infilenames
   use common_movie_mod, only: nextoutputstep
-  use perf_mod,         only: t_initf, t_prf, t_finalizef, t_startf, t_stopf ! _EXTERNAL
+  use perf_mod,         only: t_initf, t_prf, t_finalizef, t_startf, t_stopf, t_disablef, t_enablef ! _EXTERNAL
   use restart_io_mod ,  only: restartheader_t, writerestart
   use hybrid_mod,       only: hybrid_create
 #if (defined MODEL_THETA_L && defined ARKODE)
@@ -240,6 +240,11 @@ end subroutine finalize_kokkos_f90
      
      nstep = nextoutputstep(tl)
      do while(tl%nstep<nstep)
+
+     if(tl%nstep < 2) then
+        call t_disablef()
+     endif
+     if(tl%nstep >= 2) call t_enablef()
         call t_startf('prim_run')
         call prim_run_subcycle(elem, hybrid,nets,nete, tstep, .false., tl, hvcoord,1)
         call t_stopf('prim_run')
diff --git a/components/homme/src/share/cxx/EulerStepFunctorImpl.hpp b/components/homme/src/share/cxx/EulerStepFunctorImpl.hpp
index f3029764dac3..f87bb108bebf 100644
--- a/components/homme/src/share/cxx/EulerStepFunctorImpl.hpp
+++ b/components/homme/src/share/cxx/EulerStepFunctorImpl.hpp
@@ -652,7 +652,10 @@ class EulerStepFunctorImpl {
         minmax_and_biharmonic();
       }
     }
+
+    GPTLstart("tl-at adv-n-limit");
     advect_and_limit();
+    GPTLstop("tl-at adv-n-limit");
     exchange_qdp_dss_var();
   }
 
@@ -667,6 +670,7 @@ class EulerStepFunctorImpl {
   void run_tracer_phase (const KernelVariables& kv) const {
     compute_qtens(kv);
     kv.team_barrier();
+
     if (m_data.limiter_option == 8) {
       limiter_optim_iter_full(kv);
       kv.team_barrier();
@@ -674,6 +678,7 @@ class EulerStepFunctorImpl {
       limiter_clip_and_sum(kv);
       kv.team_barrier();
     }
+
     apply_spheremp(kv);
   }