diff --git a/voltha b/voltha
index 2a45b2a..c316a2c 100755
--- a/voltha
+++ b/voltha
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
+TOTAL_START_TIME=$(date +%s)
 
 FANCY=${FANCY:-1}
 if [ "$TERM X" == " X" ]; then
@@ -347,12 +348,7 @@
     LOCK="\xf0\x9f\x94\x92"
 fi
 
-timeout() {
-    local INDENT=
-    if [ "$1" == "-" ]; then
-        INDENT="  "
-        shift
-    fi
+duration() {
     local h=$(expr $1 / 3600)
     local m=$(expr $1 % 3600 / 60)
     local s=$(expr $1 % 60)
@@ -364,8 +360,16 @@
     if [ $m -gt 0 ]; then
         t="$t${m}m"
     fi
-    t="$t${s}s"
-    echo -e "$INDENT  $CLOCK  $t"
+    echo "$t${s}s"
+}
+
+printtime() {
+    local INDENT=
+    if [ "$1" == "-" ]; then
+        INDENT="  "
+        shift
+    fi
+    echo -e "$INDENT  $CLOCK  $(duration $1)"
 }
 
 bspin() {
@@ -707,7 +711,7 @@
     fi
 fi
 if [ "$WITH_TIMINGS" == "yes" ]; then
-    timeout $(expr $(date +%s) - $STIME)
+    printtime $(expr $(date +%s) - $STIME)
 fi
 
 STIME=$(date +%s)
@@ -728,7 +732,7 @@
 fi
 
 if [ "$WITH_TIMINGS" == "yes" ]; then
-    timeout $(expr $(date +%s) - $STIME)
+    printtime $(expr $(date +%s) - $STIME)
 fi
 
 STIME=$(date +%s)
@@ -747,7 +751,7 @@
     fi
 fi
 if [ "$WITH_TIMINGS" == "yes" ]; then
-    timeout $(expr $(date +%s) - $STIME)
+    printtime $(expr $(date +%s) - $STIME)
 fi
 
 STIME=$(date +%s)
@@ -762,7 +766,7 @@
     espin - $VERIFIED
 fi
 if [ "$WITH_TIMINGS" == "yes" ]; then
-    timeout $(expr $(date +%s) - $STIME)
+    printtime $(expr $(date +%s) - $STIME)
 fi
 
 bspin "Verify command PATH"
@@ -803,7 +807,7 @@
     wait_for_pods - "kube-system" $EXPECT -1 "Waiting for system PODs to start" $P
 fi
 if [ "$WITH_TIMINGS" == "yes" ]; then
-    timeout $(expr $(date +%s) - $STIME)
+    printtime $(expr $(date +%s) - $STIME)
 fi
 
 STIME=$(date +%s)
@@ -862,7 +866,7 @@
 fi
 wait_for_pods - "kube-system" 1 -1 "Waiting for Tiller POD to start" "tiller-deploy-.*"
 if [ "$WITH_TIMINGS" == "yes" ]; then
-    timeout $(expr $(date +%s) - $STIME)
+    printtime $(expr $(date +%s) - $STIME)
 fi
 
 STIME=$(date +%s)
@@ -876,7 +880,7 @@
     espin $VERIFIED
 fi
 if [ "$WITH_TIMINGS" == "yes" ]; then
-    timeout $(expr $(date +%s) - $STIME)
+    printtime $(expr $(date +%s) - $STIME)
 fi
 
 if [ "$JUST_K8S" == "yes" ]; then
@@ -908,7 +912,7 @@
 EXPECT=$(test "$TYPE" == "minimal" && echo "1" || echo "3")
 wait_for_pods - "voltha" $EXPECT -1 "Waiting for ETCD Operator to start" "etcd-operator-.*"
 if [ "$WITH_TIMINGS" == "yes" ]; then
-    timeout $(expr $(date +%s) - $STIME)
+    printtime $(expr $(date +%s) - $STIME)
 fi
 
 STIME=$(date +%s)
@@ -965,7 +969,7 @@
     push_onos_config "Enabling extraneous rules for ONOS" "configuration/org.onosproject.net.flow.impl.FlowRuleManager" "onos-files/olt-onos-enableExtraneousRules.json"
 fi
 if [ "$WITH_TIMINGS" == "yes" ]; then
-    timeout $(expr $(date +%s) - $STIME)
+    printtime $(expr $(date +%s) - $STIME)
 fi
 
 STIME=$(date +%s)
@@ -988,7 +992,7 @@
 EXPECT=$(test "$TYPE" == "minimal" && echo "9" || echo "11")
 wait_for_pods - "voltha" $EXPECT -1 "Waiting for VOLTHA Core to start" $VOLTHA
 if [ "$WITH_TIMINGS" == "yes" ]; then
-    timeout $(expr $(date +%s) - $STIME)
+    printtime $(expr $(date +%s) - $STIME)
 fi
 
 STIME=$(date +%s)
@@ -1019,7 +1023,7 @@
 ADAPTERS="adapter-.*"
 wait_for_pods - "voltha" 4 -1 "Waiting for adapters to start" $ADAPTERS
 if [ "$WITH_TIMINGS" == "yes" ]; then
-    timeout $(expr $(date +%s) - $STIME)
+    printtime $(expr $(date +%s) - $STIME)
 fi
 
 if [ $WITH_BBSIM == "yes" ]; then
@@ -1034,7 +1038,7 @@
     fi
     wait_for_pods - "voltha" 1 -1 "Waiting for BBSIM to start" "bbsim-.*"
     if [ "$WITH_TIMINGS" == "yes" ]; then
-        timeout $(expr $(date +%s) - $STIME)
+        printtime $(expr $(date +%s) - $STIME)
     fi
 fi
 
@@ -1050,7 +1054,7 @@
     fi
     wait_for_pods - "voltha" 1 -1 "Waiting for RADIUS to start" "radius-.*"
     if [ "$WITH_TIMINGS" == "yes" ]; then
-        timeout $(expr $(date +%s) - $STIME)
+        printtime $(expr $(date +%s) - $STIME)
     fi
 fi
 
@@ -1086,7 +1090,7 @@
 (set -x; screen -dmS voltha-etcd-$NAME bash -c "while true; do kubectl port-forward -n voltha service/voltha-etcd-cluster-client $VOLTHA_ETCD_PORT:2379; done" >>$LOG 2>&1) >>$LOG 2>&1
 espin - $VERIFIED
 if [ "$WITH_TIMINGS" == "yes" ]; then
-    timeout $(expr $(date +%s) - $STIME)
+    printtime $(expr $(date +%s) - $STIME)
 fi
 
 if [ $WITH_ONOS == "yes" -a $WITH_RADIUS == "yes" ]; then
@@ -1141,3 +1145,7 @@
 echo "" | tee -a $LOG
 echo "Thank you for choosing kind-voltha for you quick cluster needs." | tee -a $LOG
 
+if [ "$WITH_TIMINGS" == "yes" ]; then
+    echo -e "$CLOCK  TOTAL: $(duration $(expr $(date +%s) - $TOTAL_START_TIME))"
+fi
+