diff --git a/include/MGIS/Profiling.hxx b/include/MGIS/Profiling.hxx
index a3af5ea3e..da4882c5c 100644
--- a/include/MGIS/Profiling.hxx
+++ b/include/MGIS/Profiling.hxx
@@ -23,20 +23,36 @@
 #define MGIS_CONCAT_INNER(a, b) a##b
 #define MGIS_VARNAME() MGIS_CONCAT(mgis_timer_, __COUNTER__)
 
+/*Temporary macro to allow compiling (careful, the old CatchTimeSection(NAME) will not work)*/
+#define MGIS_CATCH_TIME_SECTION_1(NAME) \
+  mgis::ProfilingSection MGIS_VARNAME()(NAME)
+
+#define MGIS_GET_CATCH_MACRO(_1, _2, MACRO_NAME, ...) MACRO_NAME
+#define MGIS_EXPAND(x) x
+
+#define CatchTimeSection(...) \
+  MGIS_EXPAND(MGIS_GET_CATCH_MACRO(__VA_ARGS__, MGIS_CATCH_TIME_SECTION_2, MGIS_CATCH_TIME_SECTION_1)(__VA_ARGS__))
+
 #define CatchTimeSection(CTX, NAME) \
   mgis::ProfilingSection MGIS_VARNAME()(CTX, NAME, (CTX).isProfilingEnabled())
 #define CatchLocalTimeSection(CTX, NAME, IS_ENABLED) \
   mgis::ProfilingSection MGIS_VARNAME()(CTX, NAME, IS_ENABLED)
 
+
+
 namespace mgis {
 
   struct Context;
 
   struct MGIS_EXPORT ProfilingSection {
-    //! \brief Standard constructor (active or inactive depending on the
-    //! 'enabled' flag)
-    ProfilingSection(Context& ctx, std::string, bool) noexcept;
-
+    //! \brief Standard constructor (active or inactive depending on the 'enabled' flag)
+    ProfilingSection(Context& ctx,
+                     std::string name,
+                     bool enabled) noexcept;
+    
+    //! \brief dummy constructor for 1-argument CatchTimeSection
+    ProfilingSection(std::string name) noexcept;
+    
     //! \brief Default constructor (fallback, always inactive)
     ProfilingSection() noexcept : ctx_ptr(nullptr), active(false) {}
 
diff --git a/src/Profiling.cxx b/src/Profiling.cxx
index e78bafb0c..ee8ddeb40 100644
--- a/src/Profiling.cxx
+++ b/src/Profiling.cxx
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ namespace mgis {
     }
   }  // end of ProfilingSection
 
+  ProfilingSection::ProfilingSection(std::string /* name */) noexcept
+      : ctx_ptr(nullptr), 
+        active(false) {
+  } // end of legacy ProfilingSection
+
   ProfilingSection::~ProfilingSection() noexcept {
     if (this->active && this->ctx_ptr != nullptr) {
       const auto end = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();