diff --git a/tests/pdegen/mld_d_pde2d.f90 b/tests/pdegen/mld_d_pde2d.f90
index 571f6e84..97c0edc9 100644
--- a/tests/pdegen/mld_d_pde2d.f90
+++ b/tests/pdegen/mld_d_pde2d.f90
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ contains
     n   = m
     nnz = ((n*7)/(np))
     if(iam == psb_root_) write(psb_out_unit,'("Generating Matrix (size=",i0,")...")')n
-
+    t0 = psb_wtime()
     select case(partition_)
     case(1)
       ! A BLOCK partition 
diff --git a/tests/pdegen/mld_d_pde3d.f90 b/tests/pdegen/mld_d_pde3d.f90
index 3ea85e6a..29637311 100644
--- a/tests/pdegen/mld_d_pde3d.f90
+++ b/tests/pdegen/mld_d_pde3d.f90
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ contains
     n   = m
     nnz = ((n*9)/(np))
     if(iam == psb_root_) write(psb_out_unit,'("Generating Matrix (size=",i0,")...")')n
-
+    t0 = psb_wtime()
     select case(partition_)
     case(1)
       ! A BLOCK partition 
diff --git a/tests/pdegen/mld_s_pde2d.f90 b/tests/pdegen/mld_s_pde2d.f90
index 7b730136..58712234 100644
--- a/tests/pdegen/mld_s_pde2d.f90
+++ b/tests/pdegen/mld_s_pde2d.f90
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ contains
     n   = m
     nnz = ((n*7)/(np))
     if(iam == psb_root_) write(psb_out_unit,'("Generating Matrix (size=",i0,")...")')n
-
+    t0 = psb_wtime()
     select case(partition_)
     case(1)
       ! A BLOCK partition 
diff --git a/tests/pdegen/mld_s_pde3d.f90 b/tests/pdegen/mld_s_pde3d.f90
index 257f9521..fca609ce 100644
--- a/tests/pdegen/mld_s_pde3d.f90
+++ b/tests/pdegen/mld_s_pde3d.f90
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ contains
     n   = m
     nnz = ((n*9)/(np))
     if(iam == psb_root_) write(psb_out_unit,'("Generating Matrix (size=",i0,")...")')n
-
+    t0 = psb_wtime()
     select case(partition_)
     case(1)
       ! A BLOCK partition