diff --git a/go/mysql/server.go b/go/mysql/server.go
index 204d23b8685..153697b9ac3 100644
--- a/go/mysql/server.go
+++ b/go/mysql/server.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package mysql
 import (
 	"context"
 	"crypto/tls"
+	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net"
 	"strings"
@@ -316,6 +317,11 @@ func (l *Listener) handle(conn net.Conn, connectionID uint32, acceptTime time.Ti
 	c := newServerConn(conn, l)
 	c.ConnectionID = connectionID
 
+	t := time.Now()
+	defer func() {
+		fmt.Printf("CLOSE CONNECTION %d [%v] \n", connectionID, time.Since(t))
+	}()
+
 	// Catch panics, and close the connection in any case.
 	defer func() {
 		if x := recover(); x != nil {
@@ -466,9 +472,11 @@ func (l *Listener) handle(conn net.Conn, connectionID uint32, acceptTime time.Ti
 
 	// Set initial db name.
 	if c.schemaName != "" {
+		fmt.Printf("handshake use %s\n", c.schemaName)
 		err = l.handler.ComQuery(c, "use "+sqlescape.EscapeID(c.schemaName), func(result *sqltypes.Result) error {
 			return nil
 		})
+		fmt.Printf("handshake use %s %v [%s]\n", c.schemaName, err, time.Now().Sub(t))
 		if err != nil {
 			c.writeErrorPacketFromError(err)
 			return
@@ -491,6 +499,8 @@ func (l *Listener) handle(conn net.Conn, connectionID uint32, acceptTime time.Ti
 		log.Warningf("Slow connection from %s: %v", c, connectTime)
 	}
 
+	fmt.Printf("Connection %d connectTime %s\n", connectionID, connectTime)
+
 	// Tell our handler that we're finished handshake and are ready to
 	// process commands.
 	l.handler.ConnectionReady(c)
diff --git a/go/vt/vtgateproxy/mysql_server.go b/go/vt/vtgateproxy/mysql_server.go
index 27ad82d187b..b4154a77bec 100644
--- a/go/vt/vtgateproxy/mysql_server.go
+++ b/go/vt/vtgateproxy/mysql_server.go
@@ -179,6 +179,15 @@ func (ph *proxyHandler) ComQuery(c *mysql.Conn, query string, callback func(*sql
 		defer cancel()
 	}
 
+	t := time.Now()
+	defer func() {
+		logSql := query
+		if len(logSql) > 40 {
+			logSql = logSql[:40]
+		}
+		fmt.Printf("ComQuery conn %d %s [%s]\n", c.ConnectionID, logSql, time.Since(t))
+	}()
+
 	span, ctx, err := startSpan(ctx, query, "proxyHandler.ComQuery")
 	if err != nil {
 		return vterrors.Wrap(err, "failed to extract span")
diff --git a/go/vt/vtgateproxy/vtgateproxy.go b/go/vt/vtgateproxy/vtgateproxy.go
index 0b9e44b8dc4..d241e33f604 100644
--- a/go/vt/vtgateproxy/vtgateproxy.go
+++ b/go/vt/vtgateproxy/vtgateproxy.go
@@ -118,11 +118,15 @@ func (proxy *VTGateProxy) Prepare(ctx context.Context, session *vtgateconn.VTGat
 }
 
 func (proxy *VTGateProxy) Execute(ctx context.Context, session *vtgateconn.VTGateSession, sql string, bindVariables map[string]*querypb.BindVariable) (qr *sqltypes.Result, err error) {
-	if proxy.conn == nil {
-		return nil, vterrors.Errorf(vtrpcpb.Code_UNAVAILABLE, "not connnected")
+	t := time.Now()
+	qr, err = session.Execute(ctx, sql, bindVariables)
+	logSql := sql
+	if len(logSql) > 40 {
+		logSql = logSql[:40]
 	}
+	fmt.Printf("Execute %s [%s]\n", logSql, time.Since(t))
+	return qr, err
 
-	return session.Execute(ctx, sql, bindVariables)
 }
 
 func (proxy *VTGateProxy) StreamExecute(ctx context.Context, session *vtgateconn.VTGateSession, sql string, bindVariables map[string]*querypb.BindVariable, callback func(*sqltypes.Result) error) error {