diff --git a/backend.php b/backend.php
index 9ca9e0536..9b28f650e 100644
--- a/backend.php
+++ b/backend.php
@@ -178,8 +178,13 @@
 
 	if ($op == "viewfeed") {
 
+		$print_exec_time = true;
+		$timing_info = getmicrotime();
+
 		print "<reply>";
 
+		if ($_GET["debug"]) $timing_info = print_checkpoint("0", $timing_info);
+
 		$omode = db_escape_string($_GET["omode"]);
 
 		$feed = db_escape_string($_GET["feed"]);
@@ -200,6 +205,8 @@
 
 		print "]]></headlines>";
 
+		if ($_GET["debug"]) $timing_info = print_checkpoint("10", $timing_info);
+
 		if (is_array($topmost_article_ids) && !get_pref($link, 'COMBINED_DISPLAY_MODE')) {
 			print "<articles>";
 			foreach ($topmost_article_ids as $id) {
@@ -208,10 +215,14 @@
 			print "</articles>";
 		}
 
+		if ($_GET["debug"]) $timing_info = print_checkpoint("20", $timing_info);
+
 		print "<counters>";
 		getAllCounters($link, $omode);
 		print "</counters>";
 
+		if ($_GET["debug"]) $timing_info = print_checkpoint("30", $timing_info);
+
 		print "</reply>";
 	}
 
diff --git a/functions.php b/functions.php
index ba8c4e6a6..ec234ddc2 100644
--- a/functions.php
+++ b/functions.php
@@ -2532,7 +2532,7 @@
 				$query = "SELECT 
 						guid,
 						ttrss_entries.id,ttrss_entries.title,
-						SUBSTRING(updated,1,16) as updated,
+						updated,
 						unread,feed_id,marked,link,last_read,
 						SUBSTRING(last_read,1,19) as last_read_noms,
 						$vfeed_query_part
@@ -2563,7 +2563,7 @@
 				$result = db_query($link, "SELECT
 					guid,
 					ttrss_entries.id as id,title,
-					SUBSTRING(updated,1,16) as updated,
+					updated,
 					unread,feed_id,
 					marked,link,last_read,				
 					SUBSTRING(last_read,1,19) as last_read_noms,
@@ -3564,6 +3564,8 @@
 	function outputHeadlinesList($link, $feed, $subop, $view_mode, $limit, $cat_view,
 					$next_unread_feed, $offset) {
 
+		$timing_info = getmicrotime();
+
 		$topmost_article_ids = array();
 
 		if (!$offset) $offset = 0;
@@ -3636,9 +3638,13 @@
 
 		$real_offset = $offset * $limit;
 
+		if ($_GET["debug"]) $timing_info = print_checkpoint("H0", $timing_info);
+
 		$qfh_ret = queryFeedHeadlines($link, $feed, $limit, $view_mode, $cat_view, 
 			$search, $search_mode, $match_on, false, $real_offset);
 
+		if ($_GET["debug"]) $timing_info = print_checkpoint("H1", $timing_info);
+
 		$result = $qfh_ret[0];
 		$feed_title = $qfh_ret[1];
 		$feed_site_url = $qfh_ret[2];
@@ -3723,10 +3729,10 @@
 #					$line["title"] . "</a>";
 
 				if (get_pref($link, 'HEADLINES_SMART_DATE')) {
-					$updated_fmt = smart_date_time(strtotime($line["updated"]));
+					$updated_fmt = smart_date_time(strtotime($line["updated_noms"]));
 				} else {
 					$short_date = get_pref($link, 'SHORT_DATE_FORMAT');
-					$updated_fmt = date($short_date, strtotime($line["updated"]));
+					$updated_fmt = date($short_date, strtotime($line["updated_noms"]));
 				}				
 
 				if (get_pref($link, 'SHOW_CONTENT_PREVIEW')) {
@@ -3928,4 +3934,10 @@
 				$key . '">' . $key . '</a> ';
 		}
 	}
+
+	function print_checkpoint($n, $s) {
+		$ts = getmicrotime();	
+		echo sprintf("<!-- CP[$n] %.4f seconds -->", $ts - $s);
+		return $ts;
+	}
 ?>