diff --git a/backend/danswer/search/pipeline.py b/backend/danswer/search/pipeline.py
index 4f9a2880d..7be81983b 100644
--- a/backend/danswer/search/pipeline.py
+++ b/backend/danswer/search/pipeline.py
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ from danswer.utils.logger import setup_logger
 from danswer.utils.threadpool_concurrency import FunctionCall
 from danswer.utils.threadpool_concurrency import run_functions_in_parallel
 from danswer.utils.threadpool_concurrency import run_functions_tuples_in_parallel
+from danswer.utils.timing import log_function_time
 
 logger = setup_logger()
 
@@ -154,6 +155,7 @@ class SearchPipeline:
 
         return cast(list[InferenceChunk], self._retrieved_chunks)
 
+    @log_function_time(print_only=True)
     def _get_sections(self) -> list[InferenceSection]:
         """Returns an expanded section from each of the chunks.
         If whole docs (instead of above/below context) is specified then it will give back all of the whole docs
@@ -173,9 +175,11 @@ class SearchPipeline:
         expanded_inference_sections = []
 
         # Full doc setting takes priority
+
         if self.search_query.full_doc:
             seen_document_ids = set()
             unique_chunks = []
+
             # This preserves the ordering since the chunks are retrieved in score order
             for chunk in retrieved_chunks:
                 if chunk.document_id not in seen_document_ids:
@@ -195,7 +199,6 @@ class SearchPipeline:
                             ),
                         )
                     )
-
             list_inference_chunks = run_functions_tuples_in_parallel(
                 functions_with_args, allow_failures=False
             )
@@ -240,32 +243,35 @@ class SearchPipeline:
         merged_ranges = [
             merge_chunk_intervals(ranges) for ranges in doc_chunk_ranges_map.values()
         ]
-        flat_ranges = [r for ranges in merged_ranges for r in ranges]
+
+        flat_ranges: list[ChunkRange] = [r for ranges in merged_ranges for r in ranges]
+        flattened_inference_chunks: list[InferenceChunk] = []
+        parallel_functions_with_args = []
 
         for chunk_range in flat_ranges:
-            functions_with_args.append(
-                (
-                    # If Large Chunks are introduced, additional filters need to be added here
-                    self.document_index.id_based_retrieval,
-                    (
-                        # Only need the document_id here, just use any chunk in the range is fine
-                        chunk_range.chunks[0].document_id,
-                        chunk_range.start,
-                        chunk_range.end,
-                        # There is no chunk level permissioning, this expansion around chunks
-                        # can be assumed to be safe
-                        IndexFilters(access_control_list=None),
-                    ),
-                )
-            )
+            # Don't need to fetch chunks within range for merging if chunk_above / below are 0.
+            if above == below == 0:
+                flattened_inference_chunks.extend(chunk_range.chunks)
 
-        # list of list of inference chunks where the inner list needs to be combined for content
-        list_inference_chunks = run_functions_tuples_in_parallel(
-            functions_with_args, allow_failures=False
-        )
-        flattened_inference_chunks = [
-            chunk for sublist in list_inference_chunks for chunk in sublist
-        ]
+            else:
+                parallel_functions_with_args.append(
+                    (
+                        self.document_index.id_based_retrieval,
+                        (
+                            chunk_range.chunks[0].document_id,
+                            chunk_range.start,
+                            chunk_range.end,
+                            IndexFilters(access_control_list=None),
+                        ),
+                    )
+                )
+
+        if parallel_functions_with_args:
+            list_inference_chunks = run_functions_tuples_in_parallel(
+                parallel_functions_with_args, allow_failures=False
+            )
+            for inference_chunks in list_inference_chunks:
+                flattened_inference_chunks.extend(inference_chunks)
 
         doc_chunk_ind_to_chunk = {
             (chunk.document_id, chunk.chunk_id): chunk