1 files changed, 9 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb
index 656258e49b..a79d75bba3 100755
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb
@@ -669,10 +669,17 @@ module ActiveRecord #:nodoc:
       #   end
       def benchmark(title)
         result = nil
+        bm = Benchmark.measure { result = silence { yield } }
+        logger.info "#{title} (#{sprintf("%f", bm.real)})"
+        return result
+      end
+      
+      # Silences the logger for the duration of the block.
+      def silence
+        result = nil
         logger.level = Logger::ERROR
-        bm = Benchmark.measure { result = yield }
+        result = yield
         logger.level = Logger::DEBUG
-        logger.info "#{title} (#{sprintf("%f", bm.real)})"
         return result
       end