diff --git a/vulnerabilities/management/commands/import.py b/vulnerabilities/management/commands/import.py
index 17c2140cc..386cbbcae 100644
--- a/vulnerabilities/management/commands/import.py
+++ b/vulnerabilities/management/commands/import.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 # See https://github.com/nexB/vulnerablecode for support or download.
 # See https://aboutcode.org for more information about nexB OSS projects.
 #
-
 import traceback
 
 from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand
diff --git a/vulnerabilities/tests/test_performance.py b/vulnerabilities/tests/test_performance.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1dd376aee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vulnerabilities/tests/test_performance.py
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#
+#
+# Copyright (c) nexB Inc. and others. All rights reserved.
+# VulnerableCode is a trademark of nexB Inc.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# See http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 for the license text.
+# See https://github.com/nexB/vulnerablecode for support or download.
+# See https://aboutcode.org for more information about nexB OSS projects.
+#
+import pytest
+
+# this import are used in the script
+from vulnerabilities.importers import redhat
+
+script = """for i, data in enumerate(redhat.RedhatImporter().advisory_data()):
+    if 1 == 100: 
+        break"""
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skip("Use only for local profiling")
+@pytest.mark.django_db
+class TestImporter:
+    def test_redhat_importer_performance_profiling(self):
+        print_profiling_status(script, "redhat.txt")
+
+
+def print_profiling_status(test_py, stats_file, top=50):
+    import cProfile as profile
+    import pstats
+
+    profile.runctx(test_py, globals(), locals(), stats_file)
+    p = pstats.Stats(stats_file)
+    p.sort_stats("time").print_stats(top)