diff --git a/examples_cuda/volume_rendering/volume.cpp b/examples_cuda/volume_rendering/volume.cpp
index fac567f6..2de40c31 100644
--- a/examples_cuda/volume_rendering/volume.cpp
+++ b/examples_cuda/volume_rendering/volume.cpp
@@ -199,11 +199,12 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     volume_ispc_tasks(density, n, raster2camera, camera2world,
         width, height, image);
     double dt = rtc() - t0; //get_elapsed_mcycles();
-    minISPCtasks = std::min(minISPCtasks, dt);
+    minISPCtasks = std::min(minISPCtasks, dt*1e3);
   }
 
   printf("[volume ispc + tasks]:\t\t[%.3f] million cycles\n", minISPCtasks);
   writePPM(image, width, height, "volume-ispc-tasks.ppm");
+  return 0;
 
   // Clear out the buffer
   for (int i = 0; i < width * height; ++i)
diff --git a/examples_cuda/volume_rendering/volume_cu.cpp b/examples_cuda/volume_rendering/volume_cu.cpp
index 41a184c9..c85f0bc5 100644
--- a/examples_cuda/volume_rendering/volume_cu.cpp
+++ b/examples_cuda/volume_rendering/volume_cu.cpp
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
       &d_raster2camera, &d_camera2world,
       &width, &height,
       &d_image};
-      const double dt = CUDALaunch(NULL, func_name, func_args);
+      const double dt = 1e3*CUDALaunch(NULL, func_name, func_args);
 #endif
         minISPCtasks = std::min(minISPCtasks, dt);
     }
@@ -499,6 +499,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 
     printf("[volume ispc + tasks]:\t\t[%.3f] million cycles\n", minISPCtasks);
     writePPM(image, width, height, "volume-cuda.ppm");
+    return 0;
 
 #if 0
     // Clear out the buffer