diff --git a/metaphor/athena/config.py b/metaphor/athena/config.py
index 046d6520..288541f9 100644
--- a/metaphor/athena/config.py
+++ b/metaphor/athena/config.py
@@ -8,17 +8,9 @@
 from metaphor.common.filter import DatasetFilter
 
 
-@dataclass(config=ConnectorConfig)
-class QueryLogConfig:
-    # Number of days back of query logs to fetch, if 0, don't fetch query logs
-    lookback_days: int = 1
-
-
 @dataclass(config=ConnectorConfig)
 class AthenaRunConfig(BaseConfig):
     aws: AwsCredentials
 
     # Include or exclude specific databases/schemas/tables
     filter: DatasetFilter = field(default_factory=lambda: DatasetFilter())
-
-    query_log: QueryLogConfig = field(default_factory=lambda: QueryLogConfig())
diff --git a/metaphor/athena/extractor.py b/metaphor/athena/extractor.py
index 4ad283a0..78080c9e 100644
--- a/metaphor/athena/extractor.py
+++ b/metaphor/athena/extractor.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 from metaphor.common.sql.table_level_lineage.table_level_lineage import (
     extract_table_level_lineage,
 )
-from metaphor.common.utils import chunks, md5_digest
+from metaphor.common.utils import chunks, md5_digest, to_utc_time
 from metaphor.models.crawler_run_metadata import Platform
 from metaphor.models.metadata_change_event import (
     DataPlatform,
@@ -203,6 +203,13 @@ def _batch_get_queries(self, query_execution_ids: List[str]) -> List[QueryLog]:
                     default_schema=schema,
                 )
 
+                start_time = (
+                    to_utc_time(query_execution.Status.SubmissionDateTime)
+                    if query_execution.Status
+                    and query_execution.Status.SubmissionDateTime
+                    else None
+                )
+
                 query_logs.append(
                     QueryLog(
                         duration=(
@@ -216,6 +223,7 @@ def _batch_get_queries(self, query_execution_ids: List[str]) -> List[QueryLog]:
                         targets=tll.targets,
                         sql=query,
                         sql_hash=md5_digest(query.encode("utf-8")),
+                        start_time=start_time,
                     )
                 )
 
diff --git a/tests/athena/expected_query_logs.json b/tests/athena/expected_query_logs.json
index 1ab4adcb..74c56618 100644
--- a/tests/athena/expected_query_logs.json
+++ b/tests/athena/expected_query_logs.json
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
     ],
     "sql": "SELECT * FROM \"spectrum_db2\".\"sales\" limit 10",
     "sqlHash": "ab84f70dad2f22c7680b41d0dc8ca73d",
+    "startTime": "2024-10-03T00:50:12.646000+00:00",
     "targets": []
   },
   {
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@
     ],
     "sql": "SELECT * FROM \"spectrum_db2\".\"sales\" limit 10",
     "sqlHash": "ab84f70dad2f22c7680b41d0dc8ca73d",
+    "startTime": "2024-10-02T16:48:48.443000+00:00",
     "targets": []
   },
   {
@@ -45,6 +47,7 @@
     ],
     "sql": "-- View Example\nCREATE OR REPLACE VIEW sales_view AS\nSELECT salesid, listid, sellerid, buyerid, dateid, qtysold, pricepaid, commission, saletime\nFROM sales\nWHERE commission > 10",
     "sqlHash": "f89a26b30eb0e4fac013ff31f4ea900e",
+    "startTime": "2024-10-03T00:50:38.339000+00:00",
     "targets": [
       {
         "database": "awsdatacatalog",