diff --git a/src/log.js b/src/log.js
index 3c58b85b..80fae6b0 100644
--- a/src/log.js
+++ b/src/log.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ module.exports = {
 		read(options, callback);
 	},
 
-	getHumanDate() {
-		return moment().format("YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss");
+	getHumanDate(ts) {
+		return moment(ts).format("YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss");
 	},
 };
diff --git a/src/plugins/messageStorage/text.js b/src/plugins/messageStorage/text.js
index 212ad752..ee97ad31 100644
--- a/src/plugins/messageStorage/text.js
+++ b/src/plugins/messageStorage/text.js
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class TextFileMessageStorage {
 			return;
 		}
 
-		let line = `[${log.getHumanDate()}] `;
+		let line = `[${log.getHumanDate(msg.time)}] `;
 
 		// message types from src/models/msg.js
 		switch (msg.type) {
diff --git a/test/src/helperTest.js b/test/src/helperTest.js
index 93574639..0f1cb0fd 100644
--- a/test/src/helperTest.js
+++ b/test/src/helperTest.js
@@ -56,6 +56,6 @@ describe("Helper", function() {
 	});
 
 	describe("#getHumanDate()", function() {
-		expect(log.getHumanDate()).to.equal(moment().format("YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss"));
+		expect(log.getHumanDate(moment(1455090480000).utc())).to.equal("2016-02-10 07:48:00");
 	});
 });