diff --git a/Logger.h b/Logger.h
index cdd92db..4c5e269 100644
--- a/Logger.h
+++ b/Logger.h
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ extern pid_t gPid;
 #define _LOG(level) \
 	Log(LOG_##level).get() << "pid(" << gPid << "), " \
         << "tid(" << gettid() << ") " \
-	<< Utils::timestr() << " " __FILE__  ":"  << __LINE__ << ":" << __FUNCTION__ << ": "
+	<< Utils::timestr(21, true) << " " __FILE__  ":"  << __LINE__ << ":" << __FUNCTION__ << ": "
 
 // (pat) If you '#define LOG_GROUP groupname' before including Logger.h, then you can set Log.Level.groupname as well as Log.Level.filename.
 #ifdef LOG_GROUP
diff --git a/Utils.cpp b/Utils.cpp
index 6c72046..d4f10c0 100644
--- a/Utils.cpp
+++ b/Utils.cpp
@@ -265,14 +265,20 @@ double timef()
 	return tv.tv_usec / 1000000.0 + tv.tv_sec;
 }
 
-const std::string timestr(unsigned fieldwidth)	// Use to pick the number of chars in the output.
+const std::string timestr(unsigned fieldwidth, bool addDate)	// Use to pick the number of chars in the output.
 {
 	struct timeval tv;
 	struct tm tm;
 	gettimeofday(&tv,NULL);
 	localtime_r(&tv.tv_sec,&tm);
 	unsigned tenths = tv.tv_usec / 100000;	// Rounding down is ok.
-	std::string result = format(" %02d:%02d:%02d.%1d",tm.tm_hour,tm.tm_min,tm.tm_sec,tenths);
+	std::string result;
+	if (addDate)
+	    result = format(" %04d/%02d/%02d %02d:%02d:%02d.%1d",
+		tm.tm_year + 1900, tm.tm_mon + 1, tm.tm_mday,
+		tm.tm_hour, tm.tm_min, tm.tm_sec, tenths);
+	else
+	    result = format(" %02d:%02d:%02d.%1d",tm.tm_hour,tm.tm_min,tm.tm_sec,tenths);
 	return result.substr(fieldwidth >= result.size() ? 0 : result.size() - fieldwidth);
 	//switch (maxfield) {
 	//case 'h': case 'H': return format("%02d:%02d:%02d.%1d",tm.tm_hour,tm.tm_min,tm.tm_sec,tenths);
diff --git a/Utils.h b/Utils.h
index 2c228c7..5e19c2b 100644
--- a/Utils.h
+++ b/Utils.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ using namespace std;
 extern double timef();					// high resolution time
 // We dont use a default arg here timestr(unsigned fieldwidth=12) because g++ complains about duplicate decl in Logger.h
 extern const std::string timestr();		// A timestamp to print in messages.
-extern const std::string timestr(unsigned fieldwidth);		// A timestamp to print in messages.
+extern const std::string timestr(unsigned fieldwidth, bool addDate = false);		// A timestamp to print in messages.
 extern void sleepf(double howlong);	// high resolution sleep
 extern int gcd(int x, int y);