diff --git a/palace/utils/geodata.cpp b/palace/utils/geodata.cpp
index 65f535e83..e7444e6d5 100644
--- a/palace/utils/geodata.cpp
+++ b/palace/utils/geodata.cpp
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<mfem::ParMesh> ReadMesh(MPI_Comm comm, const IoData &iodata)
   // If possible on root, read the serial mesh (converting format if necessary), and do all
   // necessary serial preprocessing. When finished, distribute the mesh to all processes.
   // Count disk I/O time separately for the mesh read from file.
+  BlockTimer bt0(Timer::MESH_PREPROCESS);
 
   // If not doing any local adaptation, or performing conformal adaptation, we can use the
   // mesh partitioner.
@@ -118,7 +119,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<mfem::ParMesh> ReadMesh(MPI_Comm comm, const IoData &iodata)
 
   // Only one process per node reads the serial mesh.
   {
-    BlockTimer bt(Timer::IO);
+    BlockTimer bt1(Timer::IO);
     if ((use_mesh_partitioner && Mpi::Root(comm)) ||
         (!use_mesh_partitioner && Mpi::Root(node_comm)))
     {
diff --git a/palace/utils/timer.hpp b/palace/utils/timer.hpp
index f4cd9fa5f..d5304bc34 100644
--- a/palace/utils/timer.hpp
+++ b/palace/utils/timer.hpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ class Timer
   enum Index
   {
     INIT = 0,
+    MESH_PREPROCESS,      // Preprocessing mesh
     CONSTRUCT,            // Space and operator construction
     WAVE_PORT,            // Wave port solver
     KSP,                  // Linear solver
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ class Timer
   // clang-format off
   inline static const std::vector<std::string> descriptions{
       "Initialization",
+      "  Mesh Preprocessing",
       "Operator Construction",
       "  Wave Ports",
       "Linear Solve",