diff --git a/src/osgGA/AnimationPathManipulator.cpp b/src/osgGA/AnimationPathManipulator.cpp
index c77143383..33d4f9675 100644
--- a/src/osgGA/AnimationPathManipulator.cpp
+++ b/src/osgGA/AnimationPathManipulator.cpp
@@ -171,9 +171,12 @@ void AnimationPathManipulator::handleFrame( double time )
     
     if (_printOutTimingInfo)
     {
-        double delta = (animTime-_animStartOfTimedPeriod);
-        if (delta>=_animationPath->getPeriod())
+        double animDelta = (animTime-_animStartOfTimedPeriod);
+        if (animDelta>=_animationPath->getPeriod())
         {
+
+            double delta = time-_realStartOfTimedPeriod;
+
             double frameRate = (double)_numOfFramesSinceStartOfTimedPeriod/delta;
             osg::notify(osg::NOTICE) <<"AnimatonPath completed in "<<delta<<" seconds, completing "<<_numOfFramesSinceStartOfTimedPeriod<<" frames,"<<std::endl;
             osg::notify(osg::NOTICE) <<"             average frame rate = "<<frameRate<<std::endl;