diff --git a/userspace/src/exec.c b/userspace/src/exec.c
index 8c9233518..6fd3e7eab 100644
--- a/userspace/src/exec.c
+++ b/userspace/src/exec.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <pthread.h>
 #include <semaphore.h>
 #include <signal.h>
+#include <time.h>
 
 #include <unit/io.h>
 #include <unit/core.h>
@@ -57,6 +58,8 @@ static void *core_exec_module(void *module_param)
 	unsigned int i;
 	struct unit_module *module = (struct unit_module *) module_param;
 	struct gk20a *g;
+	clock_t begin;
+	double time_spent;
 
 	g = module->fw->nvgpu.nvgpu_posix_probe();
 
@@ -68,6 +71,7 @@ static void *core_exec_module(void *module_param)
 	}
 
 	core_vbs(module->fw, 1, "Execing module: %s\n", module->name);
+	begin = clock();
 
 	thread_local_module = module;
 
@@ -97,7 +101,9 @@ static void *core_exec_module(void *module_param)
 
 	module->fw->nvgpu.nvgpu_posix_cleanup(g);
 
-	core_vbs(module->fw, 1, "Module completed: %s\n", module->name);
+	time_spent = (double)(clock() - begin) / CLOCKS_PER_SEC;
+	core_vbs(module->fw, 1, "Module completed: %s (execution time: %f)\n",
+		 module->name, time_spent);
 thread_exit:
 	sem_post(&unit_thread_semaphore);
 	return NULL;
diff --git a/userspace/unit.sh b/userspace/unit.sh
index db762af7e..76dda7e8b 100755
--- a/userspace/unit.sh
+++ b/userspace/unit.sh
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ if [ -f nvgpu_unit ]; then
         # target, so use that dir structure
         LD_LIBRARY_PATH=".:units"
         cores=$(cat /proc/cpuinfo |grep processor |wc -l)
-        NVGPU_UNIT="./nvgpu_unit --nvtest --unit-load-path units/ --no-color \
+        NVGPU_UNIT="./nvgpu_unit -v --nvtest --unit-load-path units/ --no-color \
                  --num-threads $cores"
 else
         # running on host