diff --git a/jpos/src/main/java/org/jpos/util/Profiler.java b/jpos/src/main/java/org/jpos/util/Profiler.java
index 48fef42094..81ae1416c8 100644
--- a/jpos/src/main/java/org/jpos/util/Profiler.java
+++ b/jpos/src/main/java/org/jpos/util/Profiler.java
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ public synchronized void checkPoint (String detail) {
     public long getElapsed() {
         return System.nanoTime() - start;
     }
+    public long getElapsedInMillis() {
+        return getElapsed() / TO_MILLIS;
+    }
     /**
      * @return parcial elapsed time since last reset
      */