diff --git a/lifecycle/wait_for_db.py b/lifecycle/wait_for_db.py
index 8898920e6..cc6108c4c 100755
--- a/lifecycle/wait_for_db.py
+++ b/lifecycle/wait_for_db.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import passbook. This is done by the dockerfile."""
 from json import dumps
 from sys import stderr
-from time import sleep
+from time import sleep, time
 
 from psycopg2 import OperationalError, connect
 from redis import Redis
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ def j_print(event: str, log_level: str = "info", **kwargs):
         "event": event,
         "level": log_level,
         "logger": __name__,
+        "timestamp": time(),
     }
     data.update(**kwargs)
     print(dumps(data), file=stderr)
diff --git a/passbook/lib/config.py b/passbook/lib/config.py
index c5569b6a6..a4fc94887 100644
--- a/passbook/lib/config.py
+++ b/passbook/lib/config.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ from collections.abc import Mapping
 from contextlib import contextmanager
 from glob import glob
 from json import dumps
+from time import time
 from typing import Any, Dict
 from urllib.parse import urlparse
 
@@ -60,7 +61,12 @@ class ConfigLoader:
     def _log(self, level: str, message: str, **kwargs):
         """Custom Log method, we want to ensure ConfigLoader always logs JSON even when
         'structlog' or 'logging' hasn't been configured yet."""
-        output = {"event": message, "level": level, "logger": self.__class__.__module__}
+        output = {
+            "event": message,
+            "level": level,
+            "logger": self.__class__.__module__,
+            "timestamp": time(),
+        }
         output.update(kwargs)
         print(dumps(output))
 
diff --git a/passbook/root/settings.py b/passbook/root/settings.py
index c3d7c5547..d3035d5a7 100644
--- a/passbook/root/settings.py
+++ b/passbook/root/settings.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import importlib
 import os
 import sys
 from json import dumps
+from time import time
 
 import structlog
 from celery.schedules import crontab
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ def j_print(event: str, log_level: str = "info", **kwargs):
         "event": event,
         "level": log_level,
         "logger": __name__,
+        "timestamp": time(),
     }
     data.update(**kwargs)
     print(dumps(data), file=sys.stderr)