diff --git a/lib/logger.js b/lib/logger.js
index 9e8c4ca..5aa5633 100644
--- a/lib/logger.js
+++ b/lib/logger.js
@@ -65,6 +65,10 @@ Logger.prototype.log = function(level, msg) {
   if (this.prefix)
     msg = chalk.cyan("[" + this.prefix +  "]") + " " + msg;
   
+  // prepend timestamp
+  var date = new Date();
+  msg = chalk.black("[" + date.toLocaleString() + "]") + " " + msg;
+
   func(msg);
 }