# Workflow Debug Node performance question

**URL:** <https://forums.losant.com/t/workflow-debug-node-performance-question/2472>\
**Category:** Help\
**Tags:** workflow\
**Created:** [December 13, 2019, 8:09pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/workflow-debug-node-performance-question/2472 "2019-12-13T20:09:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jason\_Farque](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.losant.com/jason_farque/32/709_2.png) [@Jason\_Farque](https://forums.losant.com/u/Jason_Farque)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2019, 8:09pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/workflow-debug-node-performance-question/2472/1 "2019-12-13T20:09:27Z")

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Are there recommended guidelines on leaving in or removing Debug Nodes in workflows? Is there a quantifiable performance benefit for going through my workflows and removing them? Is there a performance hit for inadvertently leaving Live Debug Stream on, etc?

Thanks

Jason

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**Author:** ![JuliaKempf](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.losant.com/juliakempf/32/2446_2.png) [@JuliaKempf](https://forums.losant.com/u/JuliaKempf)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2019, 9:12pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/workflow-debug-node-performance-question/2472/2 "2019-12-13T21:12:50Z")

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Hi Jason,

In practice I usually end each of my workflows with a Debug Node to visualize the data while building and in the case I revisit the workflow later. I do not believe there would be a significant runtime difference if you choose to remove them.

The Live Debug Stream is exclusively a visual tool used to display the path of the data through the workflow, and thus will not affect the speed of execution. I would say it is primarily a personal decision based on visual preference over performance after your workflows are built.

Thanks!  
Julia