diff --git a/snakemake/logging.py b/snakemake/logging.py
index 46a3f9861..09c13a276 100644
--- a/snakemake/logging.py
+++ b/snakemake/logging.py
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ def log_handler(self, msg):
         Sends the log to the server.
 
         Args:
-            msg (dict):     the log message dictionary
+            msg (dict):    the log message dictionary
         """
         import requests
 
@@ -333,6 +333,7 @@ def remove_logfile(self):
             os.remove(self.logfile)
 
     def handler(self, msg):
+        msg["timestamp"] = time.time()
         for handler in self.log_handler:
             handler(msg)