diff --git a/src/ifcblenderexport/blenderbim/bim/cut_ifc.py b/src/ifcblenderexport/blenderbim/bim/cut_ifc.py
index dd118aa931..a89f08b8fa 100644
--- a/src/ifcblenderexport/blenderbim/bim/cut_ifc.py
+++ b/src/ifcblenderexport/blenderbim/bim/cut_ifc.py
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ def do_cut(process_data):
 
 class IfcCutter:
     def __init__(self):
+        self.time = None
         self.selector = ifcopenshell.util.selector.Selector()
         self.product_shapes = []
         self.background_elements = []
@@ -212,8 +213,6 @@ class IfcCutter:
         self.sort_background_elements()
 
     def profile_code(self, message):
-        if not self.ifc_import_settings.should_import_with_profiling:
-            return
         if not self.time:
             self.time = time.time()
         print('{} :: {:.2f}'.format(message, time.time() - self.time))
diff --git a/src/ifcblenderexport/blenderbim/bim/export_ifc.py b/src/ifcblenderexport/blenderbim/bim/export_ifc.py
index e00e2463d8..fdedae2da7 100644
--- a/src/ifcblenderexport/blenderbim/bim/export_ifc.py
+++ b/src/ifcblenderexport/blenderbim/bim/export_ifc.py
@@ -86,8 +86,9 @@ class IfcParser():
         if not self.projects:
             self.setup_project()
             self.projects = self.get_projects()
-
         self.project = self.projects[0]
+        if not selected_objects:
+            selected_objects = self.get_all_objects_in_project(self.project['raw'])
         self.units = self.get_units()
         self.unit_scale = self.get_unit_scale()
         self.people = self.get_people()
@@ -862,6 +863,13 @@ class IfcParser():
                 })
         return results
 
+    def get_all_objects_in_project(self, collection):
+        results = []
+        results.extend(list(collection.objects))
+        for child in collection.children:
+            results.extend(self.get_all_objects_in_project(child))
+        return results
+
     def setup_project(self):
         bpy.ops.bim.quick_project_setup()
         for collection in bpy.data.collections: