diff --git a/bin/ghe-restore b/bin/ghe-restore
index 87f3acb18..17749e12b 100755
--- a/bin/ghe-restore
+++ b/bin/ghe-restore
@@ -174,6 +174,8 @@ if $instance_configured && ! $force; then
 fi
 
 # Log restore start message locally and in /var/log/syslog on remote instance
+START_TIME=$(date +%s)
+echo 'Start time:' $START_TIME
 echo "Starting restore of $GHE_HOSTNAME with backup-utils v$BACKUP_UTILS_VERSION from snapshot $GHE_RESTORE_SNAPSHOT"
 ghe_remote_logger "Starting restore from $(hostname) with backup-utils v$BACKUP_UTILS_VERSION / snapshot $GHE_RESTORE_SNAPSHOT ..."
 
@@ -400,8 +402,13 @@ else
   ghe-ssh "$GHE_HOSTNAME" -- /bin/sh 1>&3
 fi
 
+END_TIME=$(date +%s)
+echo 'End time:' $END_TIME
+echo 'Runtime:' $(($END_TIME - $START_TIME)) 'seconds'
+
 echo "Restore of $GHE_HOSTNAME from snapshot $GHE_RESTORE_SNAPSHOT finished."
 
 if ! $instance_configured; then
   echo "To complete the restore process, please visit https://$hostname/setup/settings to review and save the appliance configuration."
 fi
+