diff --git a/servlog.c b/servlog.c
index f839207e..12654af9 100644
--- a/servlog.c
+++ b/servlog.c
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <ctype.h>
+#include <sys/time.h>
 #include "ifile.h"
 #include "conman.h"
 #include "servlog.h"
@@ -223,11 +224,14 @@
      return 1;
   }
 
-static const char* timestamp(void) {
+static const char* timestamp(struct timeval *tp) {
   static char ts[80];
   int hh, mm, ss;
   struct timeval tv;
-  gettimeofday(&tv, NULL);
+  if (tp)
+    tv = *tp;
+  else
+    gettimeofday(&tv, NULL);
   hh = (tv.tv_sec / 3600) % 24;
   mm = (tv.tv_sec / 60) % 60;
   ss = tv.tv_sec % 60;
@@ -275,7 +279,7 @@ static const char* timestamp(void) {
   }
   
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-  void SICSLogWrite(char *pText, OutCode eOut)
+  void SICSLogWriteTime(char *pText, OutCode eOut, struct timeval *tp)
   {
       pCaptureEntry pCurrent;
       int text_len;
@@ -314,7 +318,7 @@ static const char* timestamp(void) {
     /* switch file if too many lines */
     if(iLineCount >= MAXLOG)
       {
-        fprintf(fLogFile,"%s: <<<close logfile>>>\n", timestamp());
+        fprintf(fLogFile,"%s: <<<close logfile>>>\n", timestamp(NULL));
          fclose(fLogFile);
          fLogFile = NULL;
          iFile++;
@@ -330,8 +334,8 @@ static const char* timestamp(void) {
     {
 
       if (iLineCount == 0)
-        fprintf(fLogFile,"%s: <<<open logfile>>>\n", timestamp());
-      fprintf(fLogFile,"%s: ", timestamp());
+        fprintf(fLogFile,"%s: <<<open logfile>>>\n", timestamp(NULL));
+      fprintf(fLogFile,"%s: ", timestamp(tp));
       fprintf(fLogFile,"%s", pText);
       if (text_len < 1 || pText[text_len - 1] != '\n')
         fprintf(fLogFile,"\n");
@@ -354,3 +358,7 @@ static const char* timestamp(void) {
 #endif
     }
   }
+
+  void SICSLogWrite(char *pText, OutCode eOut) {
+    SICSLogWriteTime(pText, eOut, NULL);
+  }
diff --git a/servlog.h b/servlog.h
index dfb3cbb7..2b345d0b 100644
--- a/servlog.h
+++ b/servlog.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #define SICSLOG
 #include "Scommon.h"
 	void SICSLogWrite(char *ptext, OutCode eOut );
+	void SICSLogWriteTime(char *ptext, OutCode eOut, struct timeval *tp );
         int KillCapture(SConnection *pCon);
         
 	int LogCapture(SConnection *pCon, SicsInterp *pInter, void *pData,