diff --git a/src/common/perf_timer.cpp b/src/common/perf_timer.cpp
index 16abdfd99..6910ebdd4 100644
--- a/src/common/perf_timer.cpp
+++ b/src/common/perf_timer.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 #undef MONERO_DEFAULT_LOG_CATEGORY
 #define MONERO_DEFAULT_LOG_CATEGORY "perf"
 
-namespace
+namespace tools
 {
   uint64_t get_tick_count()
   {
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ namespace tools
 
 el::Level performance_timer_log_level = el::Level::Debug;
 
-static __thread std::vector<PerformanceTimer*> *performance_timers = NULL;
+static __thread std::vector<LoggingPerformanceTimer*> *performance_timers = NULL;
 
 void set_performance_timer_log_level(el::Level level)
 {
@@ -96,17 +96,24 @@ void set_performance_timer_log_level(el::Level level)
   performance_timer_log_level = level;
 }
 
-PerformanceTimer::PerformanceTimer(const std::string &s, uint64_t unit, el::Level l): name(s), unit(unit), level(l), started(false), paused(false)
+PerformanceTimer::PerformanceTimer(bool paused): started(true), paused(paused)
+{
+  if (paused)
+    ticks = 0;
+  else
+    ticks = get_tick_count();
+}
+
+LoggingPerformanceTimer::LoggingPerformanceTimer(const std::string &s, uint64_t unit, el::Level l): PerformanceTimer(), name(s), unit(unit), level(l)
 {
-  ticks = get_tick_count();
   if (!performance_timers)
   {
     MLOG(level, "PERF             ----------");
-    performance_timers = new std::vector<PerformanceTimer*>();
+    performance_timers = new std::vector<LoggingPerformanceTimer*>();
   }
   else
   {
-    PerformanceTimer *pt = performance_timers->back();
+    LoggingPerformanceTimer *pt = performance_timers->back();
     if (!pt->started && !pt->paused)
     {
       size_t size = 0; for (const auto *tmp: *performance_timers) if (!tmp->paused) ++size;
@@ -119,9 +126,14 @@ PerformanceTimer::PerformanceTimer(const std::string &s, uint64_t unit, el::Leve
 
 PerformanceTimer::~PerformanceTimer()
 {
-  performance_timers->pop_back();
   if (!paused)
     ticks = get_tick_count() - ticks;
+}
+
+LoggingPerformanceTimer::~LoggingPerformanceTimer()
+{
+  pause();
+  performance_timers->pop_back();
   char s[12];
   snprintf(s, sizeof(s), "%8llu  ", (unsigned long long)(ticks_to_ns(ticks) / (1000000000 / unit)));
   size_t size = 0; for (const auto *tmp: *performance_timers) if (!tmp->paused || tmp==this) ++size;
diff --git a/src/common/perf_timer.h b/src/common/perf_timer.h
index 0e910caf9..675d6234d 100644
--- a/src/common/perf_timer.h
+++ b/src/common/perf_timer.h
@@ -43,30 +43,46 @@ class PerformanceTimer;
 
 extern el::Level performance_timer_log_level;
 
+uint64_t get_tick_count();
+uint64_t get_ticks_per_ns();
+uint64_t ticks_to_ns(uint64_t ticks);
+
 class PerformanceTimer
 {
 public:
-  PerformanceTimer(const std::string &s, uint64_t unit, el::Level l = el::Level::Debug);
+  PerformanceTimer(bool paused = false);
   ~PerformanceTimer();
   void pause();
   void resume();
 
+  uint64_t value() const { return ticks; }
+void set(uint64_t v){ticks=v;}
+
+protected:
+  uint64_t ticks;
+  bool started;
+  bool paused;
+};
+
+class LoggingPerformanceTimer: public PerformanceTimer
+{
+public:
+  LoggingPerformanceTimer(const std::string &s, uint64_t unit, el::Level l = el::Level::Debug);
+  ~LoggingPerformanceTimer();
+
 private:
   std::string name;
   uint64_t unit;
   el::Level level;
-  uint64_t ticks;
-  bool started;
-  bool paused;
 };
 
 void set_performance_timer_log_level(el::Level level);
 
-#define PERF_TIMER_UNIT(name, unit) tools::PerformanceTimer pt_##name(#name, unit, tools::performance_timer_log_level)
-#define PERF_TIMER_UNIT_L(name, unit, l) tools::PerformanceTimer pt_##name(#name, unit, l)
+#define PERF_TIMER_UNIT(name, unit) tools::LoggingPerformanceTimer pt_##name(#name, unit, tools::performance_timer_log_level)
+#define PERF_TIMER_UNIT_L(name, unit, l) tools::LoggingPerformanceTimer pt_##name(#name, unit, l)
 #define PERF_TIMER(name) PERF_TIMER_UNIT(name, 1000)
 #define PERF_TIMER_L(name, l) PERF_TIMER_UNIT_L(name, 1000, l)
-#define PERF_TIMER_START_UNIT(name, unit) std::unique_ptr<tools::PerformanceTimer> pt_##name(new tools::PerformanceTimer(#name, unit, el::Level::Info))
+#define PERF_TIMER_START_UNIT(name, unit) std::unique_ptr<tools::LoggingPerformanceTimer> pt_##name(new tools::LoggingPerformanceTimer(#name, unit, el::Level::Info))
 #define PERF_TIMER_START(name) PERF_TIMER_START_UNIT(name, 1000)
 #define PERF_TIMER_STOP(name) do { pt_##name.reset(NULL); } while(0)
 #define PERF_TIMER_PAUSE(name) pt_##name->pause()