diff --git a/script/SchofieldScan.py b/script/SchofieldScan.py
index 58ccb4e9..1435ae93 100644
--- a/script/SchofieldScan.py
+++ b/script/SchofieldScan.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ MODE ('fixed' or 'swept')
 TYPE ('CIS' or 'CFS')
 STEP (double)
 """
+tic = time.time()
 LATENCY = 0.0
 
 VECTOR = [ 630.0]
@@ -98,3 +99,7 @@ try:
 finally:
     if ENDSCAN:
         after_scan()    
+
+toc = time.time()
+tictoc = round((toc-tic)/60*100)/100
+print 'time taken is ', tictoc, ' minutes'