diff --git a/compute_tools/src/compute.rs b/compute_tools/src/compute.rs
index 70d83a7b47..aec4e49725 100644
--- a/compute_tools/src/compute.rs
+++ b/compute_tools/src/compute.rs
@@ -516,9 +516,9 @@ impl ComputeNode {
         self.prepare_pgdata(&compute_state)?;
 
         let start_time = Utc::now();
-
         let pg = self.start_postgres(pspec.storage_auth_token.clone())?;
 
+        let config_time = Utc::now();
         if pspec.spec.mode == ComputeMode::Primary && !pspec.spec.skip_pg_catalog_updates {
             self.apply_config(&compute_state)?;
         }
@@ -526,11 +526,16 @@ impl ComputeNode {
         let startup_end_time = Utc::now();
         {
             let mut state = self.state.lock().unwrap();
-            state.metrics.config_ms = startup_end_time
+            state.metrics.start_postgres_ms = config_time
                 .signed_duration_since(start_time)
                 .to_std()
                 .unwrap()
                 .as_millis() as u64;
+            state.metrics.config_ms = startup_end_time
+                .signed_duration_since(config_time)
+                .to_std()
+                .unwrap()
+                .as_millis() as u64;
             state.metrics.total_startup_ms = startup_end_time
                 .signed_duration_since(compute_state.start_time)
                 .to_std()
diff --git a/libs/compute_api/src/responses.rs b/libs/compute_api/src/responses.rs
index ce73dda08a..80e5341216 100644
--- a/libs/compute_api/src/responses.rs
+++ b/libs/compute_api/src/responses.rs
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ pub struct ComputeMetrics {
     pub wait_for_spec_ms: u64,
     pub sync_safekeepers_ms: u64,
     pub basebackup_ms: u64,
+    pub start_postgres_ms: u64,
     pub config_ms: u64,
     pub total_startup_ms: u64,
 }
diff --git a/test_runner/performance/test_startup.py b/test_runner/performance/test_startup.py
index 8babbbe132..4744c1ed2e 100644
--- a/test_runner/performance/test_startup.py
+++ b/test_runner/performance/test_startup.py
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ def test_startup_simple(neon_env_builder: NeonEnvBuilder, zenbenchmark: NeonBenc
             "wait_for_spec_ms": f"{i}_wait_for_spec",
             "sync_safekeepers_ms": f"{i}_sync_safekeepers",
             "basebackup_ms": f"{i}_basebackup",
+            "start_postgres_ms": f"{i}_start_postgres",
             "config_ms": f"{i}_config",
             "total_startup_ms": f"{i}_total_startup",
         }