diff --git a/src/flux/stores/task-queue.coffee b/src/flux/stores/task-queue.coffee
index 788dcf23f..08d943b99 100644
--- a/src/flux/stores/task-queue.coffee
+++ b/src/flux/stores/task-queue.coffee
@@ -137,7 +137,13 @@ class TaskQueue
     task.sequentialId = ++@_currentSequentialId
 
     @_dequeueObsoleteTasks(task)
-    task.runLocal().then =>
+    runLocalStart = Date.now()
+    task.runLocal()
+    .then =>
+      runLocalTime = Date.now() - runLocalStart
+      if runLocalTime >= 150
+        err = new Error("Task peformLocal took more than 150ms")
+        NylasEnv.reportError(err, {task: task.toJSON(), duration: runLocalTime, taskName: task.constructor.name})
       @_queue.push(task)
       @_updateSoon()
 
diff --git a/src/nylas-env.coffee b/src/nylas-env.coffee
index 723f3abd2..fb8fda82d 100644
--- a/src/nylas-env.coffee
+++ b/src/nylas-env.coffee
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ class NylasEnvConstructor
       jasmine.getEnv().currentSpec.fail(error)
     else if @inDevMode() and not noWindows
       @openDevTools()
-      @executeJavaScriptInDevTools('DevToolsAPI.showConsole()')
+      @executeJavaScriptInDevTools("DevToolsAPI.showPanel('console')")
 
     @errorLogger.reportError(error, extra)