diff --git a/lib/logging.js b/lib/logging.js
index 6d22f08cbc43adf7b1e3dbd78ae5405ccab63469..cc242c41e0048520f455d061d4890b4979878118 100644
--- a/lib/logging.js
+++ b/lib/logging.js
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ var filename = path.join(log_path, configuration.get('process_type') + ".log");
 
 exports.logger = new (winston.Logger)({
   transports: [new (winston.transports.File)({
+    timestamp: true,
     filename: filename,
     colorize: true,
     handleExceptions: true