diff --git a/osal/linux/Clock.cpp b/osal/linux/Clock.cpp
index 5f764a6f..b3b09923 100644
--- a/osal/linux/Clock.cpp
+++ b/osal/linux/Clock.cpp
@@ -75,24 +75,15 @@ timeval Clock::getUptime() {
 }
 
 ReturnValue_t Clock::getUptime(timeval* uptime) {
-	//TODO This is not posix compatible and delivers only seconds precision
-	struct sysinfo sysInfo;
-	int result = sysinfo(&sysInfo);
-	if(result != 0){
-		return HasReturnvaluesIF::RETURN_FAILED;
-	}
-	uptime->tv_sec = sysInfo.uptime;
-	uptime->tv_usec = 0;
-
-
-	//Linux specific file read but more precise
-//	double uptimeSeconds;
-//	if(std::ifstream("/proc/uptime",std::ios::in) >> uptimeSeconds){
-//		uptime->tv_sec = uptimeSeconds;
-//		uptime->tv_usec = uptimeSeconds *(double) 1e6 - (uptime->tv_sec *1e6);
-//	}
-
-	return HasReturnvaluesIF::RETURN_OK;
+    //TODO This is not posix compatible and delivers only seconds precision
+    // is the OS not called Linux?
+    //Linux specific file read but more precise
+    double uptimeSeconds;
+    if(std::ifstream("/proc/uptime",std::ios::in) >> uptimeSeconds){
+        uptime->tv_sec = uptimeSeconds;
+        uptime->tv_usec = uptimeSeconds *(double) 1e6 - (uptime->tv_sec *1e6);
+    }
+    return HasReturnvaluesIF::RETURN_OK;
 }
 
 ReturnValue_t Clock::getUptime(uint32_t* uptimeMs) {
diff --git a/timemanager/Stopwatch.cpp b/timemanager/Stopwatch.cpp
index 28ae4543..2cd31969 100644
--- a/timemanager/Stopwatch.cpp
+++ b/timemanager/Stopwatch.cpp
@@ -6,15 +6,18 @@ Stopwatch::Stopwatch(bool displayOnDestruction,
         StopwatchDisplayMode displayMode): displayOnDestruction(
         displayOnDestruction), displayMode(displayMode) {
     // Measures start time on initialization.
-    Clock::getClock_timeval(&startTime);
+    Clock::getUptime(&startTime);
 }
 
 void Stopwatch::start() {
-    Clock::getClock_timeval(&startTime);
+    Clock::getUptime(&startTime);
 }
 
-dur_millis_t Stopwatch::stop() {
+dur_millis_t Stopwatch::stop(bool display) {
     stopInternal();
+    if(display) {
+        this->display();
+    }
     return elapsedTime.tv_sec * 1000 + elapsedTime.tv_usec / 1000;
 }
 
@@ -52,6 +55,6 @@ StopwatchDisplayMode Stopwatch::getDisplayMode() const {
 
 void Stopwatch::stopInternal() {
 	timeval endTime;
-	Clock::getClock_timeval(&endTime);
+	Clock::getUptime(&endTime);
     elapsedTime = endTime - startTime;
 }
diff --git a/timemanager/Stopwatch.h b/timemanager/Stopwatch.h
index 49b686f9..093f5c9e 100644
--- a/timemanager/Stopwatch.h
+++ b/timemanager/Stopwatch.h
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public:
      * Calculates the elapsed time since start and returns it
      * @return elapsed time in milliseconds (rounded)
      */
-    dur_millis_t stop();
+    dur_millis_t stop(bool display = false);
     /**
      * Calculates the elapsed time since start and returns it
      * @return elapsed time in seconds (double precision)