diff --git a/src/profiling.cpp b/src/profiling.cpp
index dc165f44071e7bd9048c3dea6228eea0230c42ec..c2f880c1e485b4ca7d80b806dd29b72ddab2bd59 100644
--- a/src/profiling.cpp
+++ b/src/profiling.cpp
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ double getTimeSpent( const char* cnt ){
     
     for( i = 0 ; i < numOfFunctions ; i++ ) {
         if( 0 == strcmp( cnt, inFuncs[i] ) ) {
+            TAU_DB_DUMP_INCR();
             return counterExclusiveValues[i][0];
         }
     }