diff --git a/apps/uc_slow.C b/apps/uc_slow.C
index 6a916c8e71..ddc5f29298 100644
--- a/apps/uc_slow.C
+++ b/apps/uc_slow.C
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ int do_checkpoint(MFILE& mf, int nchars) {
 int main() {
     int c, nchars = 0, retval, n;
     char resolved_name[512];
-    MFILE out;
+    MFILE out, time_file;
     FILE* state, *in;
     APP_IN ai;
     APP_OUT ao;
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ int main() {
         fprintf(stderr, "APP: uc_slow output open failed %d\n", retval);
         exit(1);
     }
+    time_file.open("../../time.xml", "w");
     while (1) {
         c = fgetc(in);
         if (c == EOF) break;
@@ -112,4 +113,10 @@ int main() {
         exit(1);
     }
     fprintf(stderr, "APP: uc_slow ending, wrote %d chars\n", nchars);
+    ao.percent_done = 1;
+    app_completed(ao);
+    time_file.printf("%f\n", ao.cpu_time_at_checkpoint);
+    time_file.flush();
+    time_file.close();
+    return 0;
 }
diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index aaa27a3c8e..15d4365071 100755
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -1260,3 +1260,12 @@ Michael Gary	7/23/2002
         test_sticky.php (added)
         uc_wu_sticky (added)
         uc_result_sticky (added)
+
+Michael Gary	7/24/2002
+    - Added a test for the time reporting system. 
+    test/
+        test_time.php (added)
+        init.inc
+    apps/
+        uc_slow.C
+