diff --git a/docs/src/progress/renderertodo.md b/docs/src/progress/renderertodo.md
index fa1f78fc..9500cc66 100644
--- a/docs/src/progress/renderertodo.md
+++ b/docs/src/progress/renderertodo.md
@@ -1956,6 +1956,8 @@ Towns spawn a population of characters when they are max-res'd
 Hitbox synchronization work
 LOD emitter service
 LOD component that destroys far-away physics
+visually LOD far away models support
+Profiler work
 
 
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/electrosphere/client/ui/menu/debug/ImGuiWindowMacros.java b/src/main/java/electrosphere/client/ui/menu/debug/ImGuiWindowMacros.java
index 3ae24c01..7a796645 100644
--- a/src/main/java/electrosphere/client/ui/menu/debug/ImGuiWindowMacros.java
+++ b/src/main/java/electrosphere/client/ui/menu/debug/ImGuiWindowMacros.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import electrosphere.client.ui.menu.debug.server.ImGuiTestGen;
 import electrosphere.client.ui.menu.editor.ImGuiEditorWindows;
 import electrosphere.controls.ControlHandler.ControlsState;
 import electrosphere.engine.Globals;
+import electrosphere.engine.Main;
 import electrosphere.renderer.ui.imgui.ImGuiLinePlot;
 import electrosphere.renderer.ui.imgui.ImGuiWindow;
 import electrosphere.renderer.ui.imgui.ImGuiLinePlot.ImGuiLinePlotDataset;
@@ -205,6 +206,9 @@ public class ImGuiWindowMacros {
                 if(ImGui.button("Client Services")){
                     ImGuiClientServices.clientServicesWindow.setOpen(true);
                 }
+                if(ImGui.button("Enable Profiler")){
+                    Main.setEnableProfiler();
+                }
                 //close button
                 if(ImGui.button("Close")){
                     mainDebugWindow.setOpen(false);
diff --git a/src/main/java/electrosphere/collision/CollisionEngine.java b/src/main/java/electrosphere/collision/CollisionEngine.java
index 059e8c4d..455e33a3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/electrosphere/collision/CollisionEngine.java
+++ b/src/main/java/electrosphere/collision/CollisionEngine.java
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ public class CollisionEngine {
             throw new Error(message);
         }
 
-        Globals.profiler.beginAggregateCpuSample("CollisionEngine.nearCallback - try collisions");
+        Globals.profiler.beginAggregateCpuSample("CollisionEngine.nearCallback - Full collision phase");
         try {
             //creates a buffer to store potential collisions
             DContactBuffer contacts = new DContactBuffer(MAX_CONTACTS);   // up to MAX_CONTACTS contacts per box-box
@@ -452,7 +452,9 @@ public class CollisionEngine {
                 }
             }
             //calculate collisions
+            Globals.profiler.beginAggregateCpuSample("CollisionEngine.nearCallback - OdeHelper.collide");
             int numc = OdeHelper.collide(o1,o2,MAX_CONTACTS,contacts.getGeomBuffer());
+            Globals.profiler.endCpuSample();
             //create DContacts based on each collision that occurs
             if (numc != 0) {
                 for (int i=0; i<numc; i++) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/electrosphere/engine/Globals.java b/src/main/java/electrosphere/engine/Globals.java
index 68cb4caa..2f9875ff 100644
--- a/src/main/java/electrosphere/engine/Globals.java
+++ b/src/main/java/electrosphere/engine/Globals.java
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ public class Globals {
     //
     //To compress into a single "performance" object
     //
-    public static Profiler profiler;
+    public static final Profiler profiler = new Profiler();
     public static NetMonitor netMonitor;
     
     
@@ -173,8 +173,6 @@ public class Globals {
         if(Globals.gameConfigCurrent.getSettings().getNetRunNetMonitor()){
             netMonitor = new NetMonitor();
         }
-        //profiler
-        profiler = new Profiler();
 
 
         //add services here
diff --git a/src/main/java/electrosphere/engine/Main.java b/src/main/java/electrosphere/engine/Main.java
index d2169887..ba313820 100644
--- a/src/main/java/electrosphere/engine/Main.java
+++ b/src/main/java/electrosphere/engine/Main.java
@@ -75,6 +75,11 @@ public class Main {
      */
     static int framestep = 2;
 
+    /**
+     * Sets whether to enable the profiler or not
+     */
+    private static boolean enableProfiler = false;
+
 
     /**
      * The initial method of the application
@@ -202,6 +207,10 @@ public class Main {
 
         //main loop
         while (running) {
+            //enable profiler control
+            if(Main.enableProfiler){
+                Globals.profiler.start();
+            }
             try {
 
             Globals.profiler.beginRootCpuSample("frame");
@@ -441,9 +450,8 @@ public class Main {
             Globals.netMonitor.close();
         }
         //shutdown profiler
-        if(Globals.profiler != null){
-            Globals.profiler.destroy();
-        }
+        Globals.profiler.destroy();
+        
         //shutdown ode
         if(initOde){
             OdeHelper.closeODE();
@@ -484,6 +492,11 @@ public class Main {
         Main.framestep = framestep;
     }
     
-    
+    /**
+     * Sets the engine to enable the profiler
+     */
+    public static void setEnableProfiler(){
+        Main.enableProfiler = true;
+    }
     
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/electrosphere/engine/profiler/Profiler.java b/src/main/java/electrosphere/engine/profiler/Profiler.java
index 0391d39e..1d36e4e2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/electrosphere/engine/profiler/Profiler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/electrosphere/engine/profiler/Profiler.java
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ import org.lwjgl.util.remotery.Remotery;
  */
 public class Profiler {
 
+    /**
+     * Pointer value for uninitialized profiler
+     */
+    private static final int UNINITIALIZED = -1;
+
     /**
      * Controls whether to profile or not
      * !!WARNING!!: when this is turned on, testing can behave weirdly!! IE GET STUCK!
@@ -18,18 +23,16 @@ public class Profiler {
     /**
      * Pointer to the global instance
      */
-    private long pointer = -1;
+    private long pointer = UNINITIALIZED;
     
     /**
      * Creates the profiler
      */
     public Profiler(){
-        if(PROFILE){
-            try(MemoryStack stack = MemoryStack.stackPush()){
-                PointerBuffer allocBuffer = stack.mallocPointer(1);
-                Remotery.rmt_CreateGlobalInstance(allocBuffer);
-                pointer = allocBuffer.get();
-            }
+        try(MemoryStack stack = MemoryStack.stackPush()){
+            PointerBuffer allocBuffer = stack.mallocPointer(1);
+            Remotery.rmt_CreateGlobalInstance(allocBuffer);
+            pointer = allocBuffer.get();
         }
     }
 
@@ -83,11 +86,18 @@ public class Profiler {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Starts the remotery instance
+     */
+    public void start(){
+        Profiler.PROFILE = true;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Destroys the profiler
      */
     public void destroy(){
-        if(PROFILE){
+        if(pointer != UNINITIALIZED){
             Remotery.rmt_DestroyGlobalInstance(pointer);
         }
     }