diff --git a/src/Context.cpp b/src/Context.cpp
index 3ac308fb0..6d2bffea1 100644
--- a/src/Context.cpp
+++ b/src/Context.cpp
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ int Context::run ()
       << " commit:" << time_commit_us
       << " sort:"   << time_sort_us
       << " render:" << static_cast <long> (timer_render.total_us ())
-      << " hooks:"  << static_cast <long> (timer_hooks.total_us ())
+      << " hooks:"  << time_hooks_us
       << " other:"  << static_cast <long> (timer_total.total_us ()  -
                                            time_init_us             -
                                            timer_load.total_us ()   -
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ int Context::run ()
                                            time_commit_us           -
                                            time_sort_us             -
                                            timer_render.total_us () -
-                                           timer_hooks.total_us ())
+                                           time_hooks_us)
       << " total:"  << static_cast <long> (timer_total.total_us ())
       << '\n';
     debug (s.str ());
diff --git a/src/Context.h b/src/Context.h
index c3947900f..de2cf6aa8 100644
--- a/src/Context.h
+++ b/src/Context.h
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ public:
   long                                time_commit_us      {0};
   long                                time_sort_us        {0};
   Timer                               timer_render;
-  Timer                               timer_hooks;
+  long                                time_hooks_us       {0};
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/Hooks.cpp b/src/Hooks.cpp
index d27f8cac0..abff63366 100644
--- a/src/Hooks.cpp
+++ b/src/Hooks.cpp
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ void Hooks::onLaunch () const
   if (! _enabled)
     return;
 
-  context.timer_hooks.start ();
+  Timer timer;
 
   std::vector <std::string> matchingScripts = scripts ("on-launch");
   if (matchingScripts.size ())
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ void Hooks::onLaunch () const
     }
   }
 
-  context.timer_hooks.stop ();
+  context.time_hooks_us += timer.total_us ();
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ void Hooks::onExit () const
   if (! _enabled)
     return;
 
-  context.timer_hooks.start ();
+  Timer timer;
 
   std::vector <std::string> matchingScripts = scripts ("on-exit");
   if (matchingScripts.size ())
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ void Hooks::onExit () const
     }
   }
 
-  context.timer_hooks.stop ();
+  context.time_hooks_us += timer.total_us ();
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ void Hooks::onAdd (Task& task) const
   if (! _enabled)
     return;
 
-  context.timer_hooks.start ();
+  Timer timer;
 
   std::vector <std::string> matchingScripts = scripts ("on-add");
   if (matchingScripts.size ())
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ void Hooks::onAdd (Task& task) const
     task = Task (input[0]);
   }
 
-  context.timer_hooks.stop ();
+  context.time_hooks_us += timer.total_us ();
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ void Hooks::onModify (const Task& before, Task& after) const
   if (! _enabled)
     return;
 
-  context.timer_hooks.start ();
+  Timer timer;
 
   std::vector <std::string> matchingScripts = scripts ("on-modify");
   if (matchingScripts.size ())
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ void Hooks::onModify (const Task& before, Task& after) const
     after = Task (input[1]);
   }
 
-  context.timer_hooks.stop ();
+  context.time_hooks_us += timer.total_us ();
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////