diff --git a/src/util/src/ttimer.c b/src/util/src/ttimer.c
index 68db574d82..55e7da3258 100644
--- a/src/util/src/ttimer.c
+++ b/src/util/src/ttimer.c
@@ -342,6 +342,7 @@ static void taosTimerLoopFunc(int signo) {
   int64_t now = taosGetTimestampMs();
 
   for (int i = 0; i < tListLen(wheels); i++) {
+    tmrTrace("begin processing wheel %d", i);
     // `expried` is a temporary expire list.
     // expired timers are first add to this list, then move
     // to expired queue as a batch to improve performance.
@@ -389,6 +390,7 @@ static void taosTimerLoopFunc(int signo) {
     }
 
     addToExpired(expired);
+    tmrTrace("end processing wheel %d", i);
   }
 }