diff --git a/lib/forever.js b/lib/forever.js
index a44aa03b..9ba1a562 100755
--- a/lib/forever.js
+++ b/lib/forever.js
@@ -315,6 +315,7 @@ forever.load = function (options) {
   forever.config.set('loglength', options.loglength);
   forever.config.set('logstream', options.logstream);
   forever.config.set('columns', options.columns);
+  forever.config.set('timestamp', options.timestamp);
 
   //
   // Setup timestamp to event logger