diff --git a/binarycpython/utils/grid.py b/binarycpython/utils/grid.py
index a7f135c5921e2325e8ee1257a6d12ada5a63d5a3..da0239e41179532942a4954bff5a8398494cfa88 100644
--- a/binarycpython/utils/grid.py
+++ b/binarycpython/utils/grid.py
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ import argparse
 import subprocess
 import importlib.util
 
+import cProfile
+
+
 from typing import Union, Any
 from pathos.helpers import mp as pathos_multiprocess
 
@@ -832,6 +835,10 @@ class Population:
                 0,
             )
 
+
+    def profile_worker(self, num):
+        cProfile.runctx('import os;self._process_run_population_grid(num)', globals(), locals(), 'profile-%d.out' %num)
+
     def _evolve_population_grid(self):
         """
         Function to evolve the population with multiprocessing approach.
@@ -2657,6 +2664,7 @@ class Population:
 
         Tasks:
             - TODO: test this function
+            - TODO: make sure the binary_c_python .. output file has a unique name
 
         Args:
             output_dir: (optional, default = None) directory where to write the file to. If custom_options['data_dir'] is present, then that one will be used first, and then the output_dir