diff --git a/src/GPUFontLayer.cpp b/src/GPUFontLayer.cpp
index 0b128ee..6a63b74 100644
--- a/src/GPUFontLayer.cpp
+++ b/src/GPUFontLayer.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include "fwd.hpp"
 #include "ofGraphics.h"
 #include "ofUtils.h"
+#include "ofxProfiler.h"
 
 namespace ofxVariableLab {
 
@@ -19,6 +20,19 @@ void GPUFontLayer::setup(const LayerSettings & settings){
 }
 
 void GPUFontLayer::update(){
+    OFX_PROFILER_FUNCTION();
+    // TODO: figure out why this makes it slow
+    //if(propsBuffer.size() > 0){
+    //propsBuffer.push_front(lastProps);
+    //propsBuffer.pop_back();
+    //const Props & props = lastProps;
+    //for(int i = 0; i < props.text.size(); i++){
+    //const Props & vProps = getProps(i * props.letterDelay);
+    //ofxGPUFont::GlyphAppearance & glyphAppearance = variationTextAppearance[i];
+    //glyphAppearance.fontSize_px = vProps.fontSize_px;
+    //variationTextAppearance[i].color = vProps.color;
+    //}
+    //}
 }
 
 void GPUFontLayer::draw(glm::vec3 position){