diff --git a/.github/workflows/scripts/build_test_pr.sh b/.github/workflows/scripts/build_test_pr.sh
index 546b1b422..1fafd4d04 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/scripts/build_test_pr.sh
+++ b/.github/workflows/scripts/build_test_pr.sh
@@ -14,4 +14,3 @@ docker build --build-arg BUILD_DATE="$DATE" \
              --label us.kbase.vcs-pull-req="$PR" \
              -t ghcr.io/"$MY_ORG"/"$MY_APP":"pr-""$PR" .
 docker push ghcr.io/"$MY_ORG"/"$MY_APP":"pr-""$PR"
-	
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index fd4b051ed..9a90121ed 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ RUN apt-get clean all && apt-get update --fix-missing -y && apt-get upgrade -y
 # to run your App.  For instance, you could place an apt-get update or
 # install line here, a git checkout to download code, or run any other
 # installation scripts.
-RUN apt-get install -y gcc wget vim htop tmpreaper
+RUN apt-get install -y gcc wget vim htop tmpreaper iputils-ping
 RUN mkdir -p /etc/apt/sources.list.d
 
 # Install condor
@@ -78,3 +78,6 @@ ENV PATH=/kb/module:$PATH
 
 ENTRYPOINT [ "./scripts/entrypoint.sh" ]
 CMD [ ]
+
+# Gunicorn runs here, exposed for docker-slim
+EXPOSE 5000
diff --git a/lib/execution_engine2/sdk/EE2Authentication.py b/lib/execution_engine2/sdk/EE2Authentication.py
index 649d6ab1f..4f1bbd683 100644
--- a/lib/execution_engine2/sdk/EE2Authentication.py
+++ b/lib/execution_engine2/sdk/EE2Authentication.py
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ def check_admin_permission(self, requested_perm):
 
         user_permission = self._get_user_admin_permissions()
 
-        self.sdkmr.logger.debug(f"Requesting perm {requested_perm}, {user_permission}")
         if requested_perm == AdminPermissions.WRITE:
             if user_permission == AdminPermissions.WRITE:
                 return True
diff --git a/lib/execution_engine2/sdk/EE2Runjob.py b/lib/execution_engine2/sdk/EE2Runjob.py
index 2beed9a7a..6d35065b0 100644
--- a/lib/execution_engine2/sdk/EE2Runjob.py
+++ b/lib/execution_engine2/sdk/EE2Runjob.py
@@ -493,17 +493,41 @@ def run_batch(
 
         wsid = batch_params.get(_WORKSPACE_ID)
         meta = batch_params.get(_META)
-
+        now = time.time()
         self._preflight(
             runjob_params=params,
             batch_params=batch_params,
             new_batch_job=True,
             as_admin=as_admin,
         )
+        preflight_done = time.time()
+        self.logger.debug(f"preflight took {preflight_done - now}s")
+
+        pre_add_job_req = time.time()
         self._add_job_requirements(params, bool(as_admin))  # as_admin checked above
+        post_add_job_req = time.time()
+        self.logger.debug(
+            f"_add_job_requirements took {post_add_job_req - pre_add_job_req}s"
+        )
+
+        pre_check_job_args = time.time()
         self._check_job_arguments(params, batch_job=True)
+        post_check_job_args = time.time()
+        self.logger.debug(
+            f"check_job_arguments took  {post_check_job_args - pre_check_job_args}s"
+        )
+
+        pre_create_batch_job = time.time()
         batch_job = self._create_batch_job(wsid=wsid, meta=meta)
+        post_create_job_batch = time.time()
+        self.logger.debug(
+            f"create batch job took {post_create_job_batch - pre_create_batch_job}s"
+        )
+
+        pre_run_batch = time.time()
         children_jobs = self._run_batch(batch_job=batch_job, params=params)
+        post_run_batch = time.time()
+        self.logger.debug(f"run_batch took {post_run_batch - pre_run_batch}s")
 
         return {_BATCH_ID: str(batch_job.id), "child_job_ids": children_jobs}
 
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 618dc4908..48b6d5f54 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ docker==5.0.0
 gevent==21.1.2
 greenlet==1.1.0
 gunicorn==20.1.0
-htcondor==9.1.0
+htcondor==9.7.0
 Jinja2==3.0.1
 JSONRPCBase==0.2.0
 mock==4.0.3