diff --git a/ompi/runtime/ompi_mpi_init.c b/ompi/runtime/ompi_mpi_init.c
index e9beebb4e9..43e83eae44 100644
--- a/ompi/runtime/ompi_mpi_init.c
+++ b/ompi/runtime/ompi_mpi_init.c
@@ -643,7 +643,8 @@ int ompi_mpi_init(int argc, char **argv, int requested, int *provided)
     }
 
     OMPI_TIMING_IMPORT_OPAL("orte_init");
-    OMPI_TIMING_NEXT("rte_init-modex");
+    OMPI_TIMING_IMPORT_OPAL("opal_init_util");
+    OMPI_TIMING_NEXT("rte_init-commit");
 
 
     /* exchange connection info - this function may also act as a barrier
@@ -651,6 +652,8 @@ int ompi_mpi_init(int argc, char **argv, int requested, int *provided)
      * in our job. If a barrier is required, the "modex" function will
      * perform it internally */
     opal_pmix.commit();
+    OMPI_TIMING_NEXT("commit");
+
     if (!opal_pmix_base_async_modex) {
         if (NULL != opal_pmix.fence_nb) {
             active = true;
diff --git a/opal/runtime/opal_init.c b/opal/runtime/opal_init.c
index 3ac42f5b83..cf9804ff10 100644
--- a/opal/runtime/opal_init.c
+++ b/opal/runtime/opal_init.c
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@
 #include "opal/util/stacktrace.h"
 #include "opal/util/keyval_parse.h"
 #include "opal/util/sys_limits.h"
+#include "opal/util/timings.h"
 
 #if OPAL_CC_USE_PRAGMA_IDENT
 #pragma ident OPAL_IDENT_STRING
@@ -341,6 +342,7 @@ opal_init_util(int* pargc, char*** pargv)
     int ret;
     char *error = NULL;
     char hostname[OPAL_MAXHOSTNAMELEN];
+    OPAL_TIMING_ENV_INIT(otmng);
 
     if( ++opal_util_initialized != 1 ) {
         if( opal_util_initialized < 1 ) {
@@ -363,6 +365,8 @@ opal_init_util(int* pargc, char*** pargv)
     /* initialize the memory allocator */
     opal_malloc_init();
 
+    OPAL_TIMING_ENV_NEXT(otmng, "opal_malloc_init");
+
     /* initialize the output system */
     opal_output_init();
 
@@ -376,6 +380,8 @@ opal_init_util(int* pargc, char*** pargv)
     /* initialize the help system */
     opal_show_help_init();
 
+    OPAL_TIMING_ENV_NEXT(otmng, "opal_show_help_init");
+
     /* register handler for errnum -> string converstion */
     if (OPAL_SUCCESS !=
         (ret = opal_error_register("OPAL",
@@ -394,11 +400,14 @@ opal_init_util(int* pargc, char*** pargv)
     // details)
     opal_init_psm();
 
+    OPAL_TIMING_ENV_NEXT(otmng, "opal_init_psm");
+
     /* Setup the parameter system */
     if (OPAL_SUCCESS != (ret = mca_base_var_init())) {
         error = "mca_base_var_init";
         goto return_error;
     }
+    OPAL_TIMING_ENV_NEXT(otmng, "opal_var_init");
 
     /* read any param files that were provided */
     if (OPAL_SUCCESS != (ret = mca_base_var_cache_files(false))) {
@@ -406,6 +415,8 @@ opal_init_util(int* pargc, char*** pargv)
         goto return_error;
     }
 
+    OPAL_TIMING_ENV_NEXT(otmng, "opal_var_cache");
+
 
     /* register params for opal */
     if (OPAL_SUCCESS != (ret = opal_register_params())) {
@@ -418,6 +429,8 @@ opal_init_util(int* pargc, char*** pargv)
         goto return_error;
     }
 
+    OPAL_TIMING_ENV_NEXT(otmng, "opal_net_init");
+
     /* pretty-print stack handlers */
     if (OPAL_SUCCESS != (ret = opal_util_register_stackhandlers())) {
         error = "opal_util_register_stackhandlers";
@@ -440,12 +453,16 @@ opal_init_util(int* pargc, char*** pargv)
         goto return_error;
     }
 
+    OPAL_TIMING_ENV_NEXT(otmng, "opal_arch_init");
+
     /* initialize the datatype engine */
     if (OPAL_SUCCESS != (ret = opal_datatype_init ())) {
         error = "opal_datatype_init";
         goto return_error;
     }
 
+    OPAL_TIMING_ENV_NEXT(otmng, "opal_datatype_init");
+
     /* Initialize the data storage service. */
     if (OPAL_SUCCESS != (ret = opal_dss_open())) {
         error = "opal_dss_open";
@@ -465,6 +482,8 @@ opal_init_util(int* pargc, char*** pargv)
         return ret;
     }
 
+    OPAL_TIMING_ENV_NEXT(otmng, "opal_if_init");
+
     return OPAL_SUCCESS;
 
  return_error: