diff --git a/src/queue.c b/src/queue.c
index dba27a663e71fb22698995916b4f79f8d2197a27..3820267ee2fa1f2663d83ce07e5df7ed31957e1c 100644
--- a/src/queue.c
+++ b/src/queue.c
@@ -146,20 +146,19 @@ struct task *queue_gettask ( struct queue *q , int qid , int blocking ) {
     lock_type *qlock = &q->lock;
     struct task *qtasks, *res = NULL;
     struct cell *ci, *cj;
-    TIMER_TIC
     
     /* If there are no tasks, leave immediately. */
-    if ( q->count == 0 ) {
-        TIMER_TOC(timer_queue);
+    if ( q->count == 0 )
         return NULL;
-        }
 
     /* Main loop, while there are tasks... */
     while ( q->count > 0 ) {
     
         /* Grab the task lock. */
+        TIMER_TIC
         if ( lock_lock( qlock ) != 0 )
             error( "Locking the qlock failed.\n" );
+        TIMER_TOC( timer_qlock );
             
         /* Set some pointers we will use often. */
         qtid = q->tid;
@@ -264,7 +263,6 @@ struct task *queue_gettask ( struct queue *q , int qid , int blocking ) {
         } /* while there are tasks. */
         
     /* Take the money and run. */
-    TIMER_TOC(timer_queue);
     return res;
 
     }
diff --git a/src/timers.h b/src/timers.h
index 071ee6a7220135e7cd39e8353334d176407d78e9..e192e327328f61b03c699d29ecad7ae33f046ca1 100644
--- a/src/timers.h
+++ b/src/timers.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ enum {
     timer_dopair_subset,
     timer_doghost,
     timer_gettask,
-    timer_queue,
+    timer_qlock,
     timer_stalled,
     timer_runners,
     timer_step,