diff --git a/webapp/graphite/readers/utils.py b/webapp/graphite/readers/utils.py
index c8498031b..0462dcc37 100644
--- a/webapp/graphite/readers/utils.py
+++ b/webapp/graphite/readers/utils.py
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 
 from django.conf import settings
 
+from graphite.logger import log
+
 
 class BaseReader(object):
     __metaclass__ = abc.ABCMeta
diff --git a/webapp/graphite/render/datalib.py b/webapp/graphite/render/datalib.py
index d96c5c788..98a4bc14c 100755
--- a/webapp/graphite/render/datalib.py
+++ b/webapp/graphite/render/datalib.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 import collections
 import re
+import time
 
 from traceback import format_exc
 
@@ -151,22 +152,19 @@ def copy(self, name=None, start=None, end=None, step=None, values=None, consolid
 # Data retrieval API
 @logtime(custom_msg=True)
 def fetchData(requestContext, pathExpr, msg_setter=None):
-  msg_setter("retrieval of \"%s\" took" % str(pathExpr))
+  msg_setter("lookup and merge of \"%s\" took" % str(pathExpr))
 
   seriesList = {}
   (startTime, endTime, now) = timebounds(requestContext)
 
-  result_queue = []
+  prefetched = requestContext.get('prefetched', {}).get((startTime, endTime, now), {}).get(pathExpr)
+  if not prefetched:
+    return []
 
-  prefetched = requestContext.get('prefetched', {}).get((startTime, endTime, now), None)
-  if prefetched is not None:
-    for result in prefetched[pathExpr]:
-      result_queue.append(result)
+  return _merge_results(pathExpr, startTime, endTime, prefetched, seriesList, requestContext)
 
-  return _merge_results(pathExpr, startTime, endTime, result_queue, seriesList, requestContext)
 
-
-def _merge_results(pathExpr, startTime, endTime, result_queue, seriesList, requestContext):
+def _merge_results(pathExpr, startTime, endTime, prefetched, seriesList, requestContext):
   log.debug("render.datalib.fetchData :: starting to merge")
 
   # Used as a cache to avoid recounting series None values below.
@@ -174,7 +172,7 @@ def _merge_results(pathExpr, startTime, endTime, result_queue, seriesList, reque
 
   errors = []
 
-  for path, results in result_queue:
+  for path, results in prefetched:
     if not results:
       log.debug("render.datalib.fetchData :: no results for %s.fetch(%s, %s)" % (path, startTime, endTime))
       continue
@@ -269,7 +267,8 @@ def prefetchData(requestContext, targets):
   if not pathExpressions:
     return
 
-  log.rendering("Fetching data for [%s]" % (', '.join(pathExpressions)))
+  start = time.time()
+  log.debug("Fetching data for [%s]" % (', '.join(pathExpressions)))
 
   (startTime, endTime, now) = timebounds(requestContext)
 
@@ -305,3 +304,5 @@ def prefetchData(requestContext, targets):
     requestContext['prefetched'] = {}
 
   requestContext['prefetched'][(startTime, endTime, now)] = prefetched
+
+  log.rendering("Fetched data for [%s] in %fs" % (', '.join(pathExpressions), time.time() - start))
diff --git a/webapp/graphite/util.py b/webapp/graphite/util.py
index 34ff8286c..b06e2def8 100644
--- a/webapp/graphite/util.py
+++ b/webapp/graphite/util.py
@@ -228,34 +228,33 @@ def write_index(whisper_dir=None, ceres_dir=None, index=None):
 def logtime(custom_msg=False, custom_name=False):
   def wrap(f):
     def wrapped_f(*args, **kwargs):
-      msg = 'completed in'
-      name = f.__module__ + '.' + f.__name__
+      logmsg = {
+        'msg': 'completed in',
+        'name': f.__module__ + '.' + f.__name__,
+      }
 
       t = time.time()
       if custom_msg:
         def set_msg(msg):
-          wrapped_f.msg = msg
+          logmsg['msg'] = msg
 
         kwargs['msg_setter'] = set_msg
       if custom_name:
         def set_name(name):
-          wrapped_f.name = name
+          logmsg['name'] = name
 
         kwargs['name_setter'] = set_name
 
       try:
         res = f(*args, **kwargs)
       except:
-        msg = 'failed in'
+        logmsg['msg'] = 'failed in'
         raise
       finally:
-        msg = getattr(wrapped_f, 'msg', msg)
-        name = getattr(wrapped_f, 'name', name)
-
         log.info(
           '{name} :: {msg} {sec:.6}s'.format(
-            name=name,
-            msg=msg,
+            name=logmsg['name'],
+            msg=logmsg['msg'],
             sec=time.time() - t,
           )
         )