diff --git a/src/libPMacc/include/memory/buffers/DeviceBufferIntern.hpp b/src/libPMacc/include/memory/buffers/DeviceBufferIntern.hpp
index ba72dc0e2f..88d96c2455 100644
--- a/src/libPMacc/include/memory/buffers/DeviceBufferIntern.hpp
+++ b/src/libPMacc/include/memory/buffers/DeviceBufferIntern.hpp
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ namespace PMacc
 
         virtual ~DeviceBufferIntern()
         {
+            __startOperation(ITask::TASK_CUDA);
+
             if (sizeOnDevice)
             {
                 CUDA_CHECK(cudaFree(sizeOnDevicePtr));
diff --git a/src/libPMacc/include/memory/buffers/HostBufferIntern.hpp b/src/libPMacc/include/memory/buffers/HostBufferIntern.hpp
index 817c372882..d0adf45a12 100644
--- a/src/libPMacc/include/memory/buffers/HostBufferIntern.hpp
+++ b/src/libPMacc/include/memory/buffers/HostBufferIntern.hpp
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ class HostBufferIntern : public HostBuffer<TYPE, DIM>
      */
     virtual ~HostBufferIntern() throw (std::runtime_error)
     {
+        __startOperation(ITask::TASK_HOST);
+
         if (pointer && ownPointer)
         {
             CUDA_CHECK(cudaFreeHost(pointer));
diff --git a/src/libPMacc/include/memory/buffers/MappedBufferIntern.hpp b/src/libPMacc/include/memory/buffers/MappedBufferIntern.hpp
index 875cf3f980..d2e3ca5172 100644
--- a/src/libPMacc/include/memory/buffers/MappedBufferIntern.hpp
+++ b/src/libPMacc/include/memory/buffers/MappedBufferIntern.hpp
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ class MappedBufferIntern : public DeviceBuffer<TYPE, DIM> // DeviceBufferIntern<
      */
     virtual ~MappedBufferIntern() throw (std::runtime_error)
     {
+        __startOperation(ITask::TASK_CUDA);
+        __startOperation(ITask::TASK_HOST);
+
         if (pointer && ownPointer)
         {
             CUDA_CHECK(cudaFreeHost(pointer));