diff --git a/src/amr/solvers/solver_ppc.hpp b/src/amr/solvers/solver_ppc.hpp
index 3eb79f496..ec9572a47 100644
--- a/src/amr/solvers/solver_ppc.hpp
+++ b/src/amr/solvers/solver_ppc.hpp
@@ -216,6 +216,8 @@ void SolverPPC<HybridModel, AMR_Types>::fillMessengerInfo(
 template<typename HybridModel, typename AMR_Types>
 void SolverPPC<HybridModel, AMR_Types>::saveState_(level_t& level, ModelViews_t& views)
 {
+    PHARE_LOG_SCOPE(1, "SolverPPC::saveState_");
+
     for (auto& state : views)
     {
         std::stringstream ss;
@@ -232,6 +234,8 @@ void SolverPPC<HybridModel, AMR_Types>::saveState_(level_t& level, ModelViews_t&
 template<typename HybridModel, typename AMR_Types>
 void SolverPPC<HybridModel, AMR_Types>::restoreState_(level_t& level, ModelViews_t& views)
 {
+    PHARE_LOG_SCOPE(1, "SolverPPC::restoreState_");
+
     for (auto& state : views)
     {
         std::stringstream ss;
@@ -452,6 +456,7 @@ void SolverPPC<HybridModel, AMR_Types>::moveIons_(level_t& level, ModelViews_t&
     TimeSetter setTime{views, newTime};
 
     {
+        PHARE_LOG_SCOPE(1, "SolverPPC::moveIons_updatePopulations");
         auto dt = newTime - currentTime;
         for (auto& state : views)
             ionUpdater_.updatePopulations(state.ions, state.electromagAvg, state.layout, dt, mode);
@@ -460,7 +465,10 @@ void SolverPPC<HybridModel, AMR_Types>::moveIons_(level_t& level, ModelViews_t&
     // this needs to be done before calling the messenger
     setTime([](auto& state) -> auto& { return state.ions; });
 
-    fromCoarser.fillIonGhostParticles(views.model().state.ions, level, newTime);
+    {
+        PHARE_LOG_SCOPE(1, "SolverPPC::moveIons_fillIonGhostParticles");
+        fromCoarser.fillIonGhostParticles(views.model().state.ions, level, newTime);
+    }
     fromCoarser.fillIonPopMomentGhosts(views.model().state.ions, level, newTime);
 
     for (auto& state : views)