diff --git a/codes/hotspot/hotspot_openmp.cpp b/codes/hotspot/hotspot_openmp.cpp
index 32e0e7dffbc5382ce4f53e043132d4b58ac446af..9d72f07db4a98d083a4479ebe33cb8ca56aec95b 100755
--- a/codes/hotspot/hotspot_openmp.cpp
+++ b/codes/hotspot/hotspot_openmp.cpp
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	read_input(temp, grid_rows, grid_cols, tfile);
 	read_input(power, grid_rows, grid_cols, pfile);
 
-	printf("Start computing the transient temperature\n");
+	//printf("Start computing the transient temperature\n");
 	
     long long start_time = get_time();
 
@@ -311,8 +311,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
     long long end_time = get_time();
 
-    printf("Ending simulation\n");
-    printf("Total time: %.3f seconds\n", ((float) (end_time - start_time)) / (1000*1000));
+    //printf("Ending simulation\n");
+    printf("%.3f\n", ((float) (end_time - start_time)) / (1000*1000));
 
     calc_error((1&sim_time) ? result : temp, grid_rows, grid_cols);