diff --git a/tsshbatch.py b/tsshbatch.py
index bee213e..47bd3a4 100755
--- a/tsshbatch.py
+++ b/tsshbatch.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 CMDINCL      = PROGENV + "CMDS"
 HOSTINCL     = PROGENV + "HOSTS"
 
-CVSID        = "$Id: tsshbatch.py,v 1.218 2016/01/10 20:18:24 tundra Exp $"
+CVSID        = "$Id: tsshbatch.py,v 1.219 2016/01/16 16:59:34 tundra Exp $"
 VERSION      = CVSID.split()[2]
 CPRT         = "(c)"
 PROGDATE     = "2011-2016"
@@ -64,9 +64,10 @@
 
 
 ABORTING    = 'Aborting ...'
-BANNERMSG   = "%s %s %s On %s At %s" % (PROGNAME, VERSION, '%s', '%s', '%s')
-BANNEREND    = "Ended"
-BANNERSTART  = "Started"
+BANNERTIME  = 'Elapsed Time: %s Seconds'
+BANNERMSG   = '%s %s %s On %s At %s' % (PROGNAME, VERSION, '%s', '%s', '%s')
+BANNEREND   = 'Ended'
+BANNERSTART = 'Started'
 COMMENT     = '#'
 COMMANDS    = 'Commands'
 CONSUCCESS  = 'SUCCESS: Connection Established'
@@ -100,7 +101,7 @@
     "Usage:  tsshbatch.py [-EKNSTaehkqstvy -G 'file dest' -P 'file dest' -f cmdfile -l logfile -n name -p pw ] -H 'host ..' | hostlistfile [command arg ... ]\n" +\
     "          where,\n"                                                                   +\
     "\n"                                                                                   +\
-    "            -B              Print start and stop banners\n"                           +\
+    "            -B              Print start and stop statistics\n"                        +\
     "            -E              Write error output to stdout instead of stderr\n"         +\
     "            -K              Force password prompting - Overrides previous -k\n"       +\
     "            -G 'file dest'  GET file on host and write local dest directory\n"        +\
@@ -330,7 +331,10 @@
     # If requested, print startup banner
 
     if BANNERSON:
-        print BANNERMSG % (BANNERSTART, time.strftime("%Y-%m-%d"), time.strftime("%H:%M:%S"))
+
+        PrintStdout(BANNERMSG % (BANNERSTART, time.strftime("%Y-%m-%d"), time.strftime("%H:%M:%S")))
+        PrintStdout(BANNERTIME % cloat(time.time() - starttime))
+        
 
     os._exit(1)
 
@@ -761,6 +765,9 @@
 for opt, val in opts:
 
     if opt == "-B":
+
+        starttime = time.time()
+        PrintStdout(BANNERMSG % (BANNERSTART, time.strftime("%Y-%m-%d"), time.strftime("%H:%M:%S")))
         BANNERSON = True
 
     if opt == "-E":
@@ -840,14 +847,6 @@
 
 
 #####
-# If requested, print startup banner
-#####
-
-if BANNERSON:
-    print BANNERMSG % (BANNERSTART, time.strftime("%Y-%m-%d"), time.strftime("%H:%M:%S"))
-
-    
-#####
 # Intitialize paramiko Logging
 #####
 
@@ -1097,6 +1096,8 @@
 #####
 
 if BANNERSON:
-    print BANNERMSG % (BANNEREND, time.strftime("%Y-%m-%d"), time.strftime("%H:%M:%S"))
+    
+    PrintStdout(BANNERMSG % (BANNEREND, time.strftime("%Y-%m-%d"), time.strftime("%H:%M:%S")))
+    PrintStdout(BANNERTIME % float(time.time() - starttime))