diff --git a/src/vnet/session/session_debug.c b/src/vnet/session/session_debug.c
index 8e4588e..e4efe1b 100644
--- a/src/vnet/session/session_debug.c
+++ b/src/vnet/session/session_debug.c
@@ -61,6 +61,13 @@
 };
 /* *INDENT-ON* */
 
+static_always_inline f64
+session_dbg_time_now (u32 thread)
+{
+  vlib_main_t *vm = vlib_get_main_by_index (thread);
+
+  return clib_time_now (&vm->clib_time) + vm->time_offset;
+}
 
 static clib_error_t *
 clear_session_dbg_clock_cycles_fn (vlib_main_t * vm, unformat_input_t * input,
@@ -77,7 +84,7 @@
     {
       sde = &session_dbg_main.wrk[thread];
       clib_memset (sde, 0, sizeof (session_dbg_evts_t));
-      sde->last_time = vlib_time_now (vlib_mains[thread]);
+      sde->last_time = session_dbg_time_now (thread);
       sde->start_time = sde->last_time;
     }
 
@@ -107,7 +114,7 @@
   for (thread = 0; thread < num_threads; thread++)
     {
       clib_memset (&sdm->wrk[thread], 0, sizeof (session_dbg_evts_t));
-      sdm->wrk[thread].start_time = vlib_time_now (vlib_mains[thread]);
+      sdm->wrk[thread].start_time = session_dbg_time_now (thread);
     }
 }
 #else
diff --git a/src/vnet/session/session_debug.h b/src/vnet/session/session_debug.h
index 9e49a35..4f49ea1 100644
--- a/src/vnet/session/session_debug.h
+++ b/src/vnet/session/session_debug.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 #include <vnet/session/transport.h>
 #include <vlib/vlib.h>
+#include <vpp/vnet/config.h>
 
 #define foreach_session_dbg_evt			\
   _(ENQ, "enqueue")				\
@@ -94,7 +95,12 @@
 
 extern session_dbg_main_t session_dbg_main;
 
+#ifdef VPP_SESSION_DEBUG
+#define SESSION_DEBUG 1 * (TRANSPORT_DEBUG > 0)
+#else
 #define SESSION_DEBUG 0 * (TRANSPORT_DEBUG > 0)
+#endif
+
 #define SESSION_DEQ_EVTS (0)
 #define SESSION_DISPATCH_DBG (0)
 #define SESSION_EVT_POLL_DBG (0)
diff --git a/src/vpp/vnet/config.h.in b/src/vpp/vnet/config.h.in
index ccf1571..e8548c9 100644
--- a/src/vpp/vnet/config.h.in
+++ b/src/vpp/vnet/config.h.in
@@ -19,5 +19,6 @@
 #define VPP_SANITIZE_ADDR_OPTIONS "@VPP_SANITIZE_ADDR_OPTIONS@"
 #cmakedefine VPP_IP_FIB_MTRIE_16
 #cmakedefine VPP_TCP_DEBUG_ALWAYS
+#cmakedefine VPP_SESSION_DEBUG
 
 #endif