diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c6e09955..9bb7ed55 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -28,4 +28,4 @@ yarn-error.log*
 /public/events.ics
 
 # Images should be optimized
-/public/images
\ No newline at end of file
+# /public/images
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/optimize-images.ts b/scripts/optimize-images.ts
index aa543efc..f5d0139f 100644
--- a/scripts/optimize-images.ts
+++ b/scripts/optimize-images.ts
@@ -36,14 +36,19 @@ void optimizeImages();
 
 export async function optimizeImages() {
   const imagePaths = await getFilePathsInDirectory(SOURCE_DIRECTORY);
-  await fse.emptyDir(DESTINATION_DIRECTORY);
+  // await fse.emptyDir(DESTINATION_DIRECTORY);
 
   // maximum number of workers is 4 in order to avoid running out of memory
   const numberOfWorkers = Math.min(cpus().length, 4);
   const imagePool = new ImagePool(numberOfWorkers);
 
+  let count = 0;
   await Promise.all(
     imagePaths.map(async (imagePath) => {
+      console.time(`on file ${imagePath}`);
+      count += 1;
+      const num = count;
+      console.time(`overall-timer${num}`);
       const sourcePath = path.join(SOURCE_DIRECTORY, imagePath);
       const destinationPath = path.join(DESTINATION_DIRECTORY, imagePath);
       const fileExtension = imagePath.split(".").pop() ?? "";
@@ -54,7 +59,10 @@ export async function optimizeImages() {
         return;
       }
 
+      console.time(`read-file-timer${num}`);
       const rawImageFile = await fse.readFile(sourcePath);
+      console.timeEnd(`read-file-timer${num}`);
+
       const ingestedImage = imagePool.ingestImage(rawImageFile);
       const { width, height } = getImageDimensions(rawImageFile);
 
@@ -84,6 +92,7 @@ export async function optimizeImages() {
 
       const encodedImage = await ingestedImage.encodedWith[encoder];
       await fse.outputFile(destinationPath, encodedImage.binary);
+      console.timeEnd(`overall-timer${num}`);
     })
   );