diff --git a/SConstruct b/SConstruct
index ddf99c710..0067c9df3 100644
--- a/SConstruct
+++ b/SConstruct
@@ -1386,7 +1386,12 @@ if not HELP_REQUESTED:
     # Build the Python bindings
     if 'python' in env['BINDINGS']:
         SConscript('bindings/python/SConscript')
-        SConscript('utils/upgrade_map_xml/SConscript')
+        
+        # Install the python speed testing scripts if python bindings will be available
+        SConscript('utils/performance/SConscript')
+
+    # Install the mapnik2 upgrade script
+    SConscript('utils/upgrade_map_xml/SConscript')
     
     # Configure fonts and if requested install the bundled DejaVu fonts
     SConscript('fonts/SConscript')
diff --git a/utils/performance/SConscript b/utils/performance/SConscript
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4cde865ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/performance/SConscript
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#
+# This file is part of Mapnik (c++ mapping toolkit)
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2010 Artem Pavlenko
+#
+# Mapnik is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+# License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+# version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+# Lesser General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+# License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
+#
+# $Id$
+
+Import ('env')
+
+prefix = env['PREFIX']
+install_prefix = env['DESTDIR'] + '/' + prefix
+
+TARGET = 'howfast.py'
+
+if 'uninstall' not in COMMAND_LINE_TARGETS:
+    env.Install(install_prefix + '/bin', TARGET)
+    env.Alias('install', install_prefix + '/bin')
+
+env['create_uninstall_target'](env, install_prefix + '/bin/' + TARGET)
diff --git a/utils/performance/howfast.py b/utils/performance/howfast.py
index 68f41eeeb..31b0aa983 100755
--- a/utils/performance/howfast.py
+++ b/utils/performance/howfast.py
@@ -8,16 +8,9 @@ from timeit import Timer, time
 if not len(sys.argv) >= 3:
     sys.exit('usage: howfast.py <stylesheet> <iterations> [minx,miny,maxx,maxy]')
 
-if not hasattr(mapnik,'Envelope'):
-    mapnik.Envelope = mapnik.Box2d
-
-if not hasattr(mapnik,'Box2d'):
-    mapnik.Box2d = mapnik.Envelope
-
 m = mapnik.Map(256,256)
 mapnik.load_map(m,sys.argv[1])
 m.zoom_all()
-ver = mapnik.mapnik_version()
 
 TOTAL_TIME = 0
 BBOX = None
@@ -32,10 +25,10 @@ def test():
 def f_(set):
     min_ = str(min(set))[:6]
     avg = str(sum(set)/len(set))[:6]
-    print '%s: min: %s | avg: %s | total: %s' % (ver,min_,avg,str(TOTAL_TIME)[:6])
+    print 'min: %s | avg: %s | total: %s' % (min_,avg,str(TOTAL_TIME)[:6])
 
 if __name__=='__main__':
-    iters = int(sys.argv[2])
+    
     # if passed, set up bbox
     if len(sys.argv) == 4:
         bbox = sys.argv[3]
@@ -49,5 +42,9 @@ if __name__=='__main__':
     # load once - making sure mmap'd shapefiles are loaded
     test_ = "test()"
     eval(test_)
+    TOTAL_TIME = 0
+    
+    # now actually run the test
     t = Timer(test_, "from __main__ import test")
-    f_(t.repeat(iters,1))
\ No newline at end of file
+    iterations = int(sys.argv[2])
+    f_(t.repeat(iterations,1))
\ No newline at end of file