diff --git a/core/lending_pool.go b/core/lending_pool.go
index 26d7a1395a..292faeb10b 100644
--- a/core/lending_pool.go
+++ b/core/lending_pool.go
@@ -944,9 +944,10 @@ func (pool *LendingPool) removeTx(hash common.Hash) {
 // future queue to the set of pending transactions. During this process, all
 // invalidated transactions (low nonce, low balance) are deleted.
 func (pool *LendingPool) promoteExecutables(accounts []common.Address) {
-	start := time.Now()
 	log.Debug("start promoteExecutables")
-	defer log.Debug("end promoteExecutables", "time", common.PrettyDuration(time.Since(start)))
+	defer func(start time.Time) {
+		log.Debug("end promoteExecutables", "time", common.PrettyDuration(time.Since(start)))
+	}(time.Now())
 	// Gather all the accounts potentially needing updates
 	if accounts == nil {
 		accounts = make([]common.Address, 0, len(pool.queue))
diff --git a/core/order_pool.go b/core/order_pool.go
index 6b36f03050..ed275e1792 100644
--- a/core/order_pool.go
+++ b/core/order_pool.go
@@ -859,8 +859,10 @@ func (pool *OrderPool) removeTx(hash common.Hash) {
 // future queue to the set of pending transactions. During this process, all
 // invalidated transactions (low nonce, low balance) are deleted.
 func (pool *OrderPool) promoteExecutables(accounts []common.Address) {
-	start := time.Now()
-	defer log.Debug("end promoteExecutables", "time", common.PrettyDuration(time.Since(start)))
+	defer func(start time.Time) {
+		log.Debug("end promoteExecutables", "time", common.PrettyDuration(time.Since(start)))
+	}(time.Now())
+
 	// Gather all the accounts potentially needing updates
 	if accounts == nil {
 		accounts = make([]common.Address, 0, len(pool.queue))
diff --git a/core/tx_pool.go b/core/tx_pool.go
index 7866371827..2258ee4198 100644
--- a/core/tx_pool.go
+++ b/core/tx_pool.go
@@ -1045,9 +1045,11 @@ func (pool *TxPool) removeTx(hash common.Hash) {
 // future queue to the set of pending transactions. During this process, all
 // invalidated transactions (low nonce, low balance) are deleted.
 func (pool *TxPool) promoteExecutables(accounts []common.Address) {
-	start := time.Now()
 	log.Debug("start promoteExecutables")
-	defer log.Debug("end promoteExecutables", "time", common.PrettyDuration(time.Since(start)))
+	defer func(start time.Time) {
+		log.Debug("end promoteExecutables", "time", common.PrettyDuration(time.Since(start)))
+	}(time.Now())
+
 	// Gather all the accounts potentially needing updates
 	if accounts == nil {
 		accounts = make([]common.Address, 0, len(pool.queue))