diff --git a/auditing/auditing-interceptor.go b/auditing/auditing-interceptor.go
index 1e2d979..5212e0c 100644
--- a/auditing/auditing-interceptor.go
+++ b/auditing/auditing-interceptor.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"log/slog"
 	"net/http"
+	"time"
 
 	"connectrpc.com/connect"
 	"github.com/emicklei/go-restful/v3"
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ func UnaryServerInterceptor(a Auditing, logger *slog.Logger, shouldAudit func(fu
 		childCtx := context.WithValue(ctx, rest.RequestIDKey, requestID)
 
 		auditReqContext := Entry{
+			Timestamp: time.Now(),
 			RequestId: requestID,
 			Type:      EntryTypeGRPC,
 			Detail:    EntryDetailGRPCUnary,
@@ -106,6 +108,7 @@ func StreamServerInterceptor(a Auditing, logger *slog.Logger, shouldAudit func(f
 		}
 
 		auditReqContext := Entry{
+			Timestamp: time.Now(),
 			RequestId: requestID,
 			Detail:    EntryDetailGRPCStream,
 			Path:      info.FullMethod,
@@ -166,6 +169,7 @@ func (a auditingConnectInterceptor) WrapStreamingClient(next connect.StreamingCl
 		childCtx := context.WithValue(ctx, rest.RequestIDKey, requestID)
 
 		auditReqContext := Entry{
+			Timestamp: time.Now(),
 			RequestId: requestID,
 			Detail:    EntryDetailGRPCStream,
 			Path:      s.Procedure,
@@ -215,6 +219,7 @@ func (a auditingConnectInterceptor) WrapStreamingHandler(next connect.StreamingH
 		childCtx := context.WithValue(ctx, rest.RequestIDKey, requestID)
 
 		auditReqContext := Entry{
+			Timestamp:    time.Now(),
 			RequestId:    requestID,
 			Detail:       EntryDetailGRPCStream,
 			Path:         shc.Spec().Procedure,
@@ -278,6 +283,7 @@ func (i auditingConnectInterceptor) WrapUnary(next connect.UnaryFunc) connect.Un
 		childCtx := context.WithValue(ctx, rest.RequestIDKey, requestID)
 
 		auditReqContext := Entry{
+			Timestamp:    time.Now(),
 			RequestId:    requestID,
 			Detail:       EntryDetailGRPCUnary,
 			Path:         ar.Spec().Procedure,
@@ -381,6 +387,7 @@ func HttpFilter(a Auditing, logger *slog.Logger) (restful.FilterFunction, error)
 			requestID = uuid.NewString()
 		}
 		auditReqContext := Entry{
+			Timestamp:    time.Now(),
 			RequestId:    requestID,
 			Type:         EntryTypeHTTP,
 			Detail:       EntryDetail(r.Method),
diff --git a/auditing/timescaledb.go b/auditing/timescaledb.go
index 58fba8a..2a9da55 100644
--- a/auditing/timescaledb.go
+++ b/auditing/timescaledb.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"database/sql"
 	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"log/slog"
 	"reflect"
@@ -191,6 +192,10 @@ func (a *timescaleAuditing) Flush() error {
 }
 
 func (a *timescaleAuditing) Index(entry Entry) error {
+	if entry.Timestamp.IsZero() {
+		return errors.New("timestamp is not set")
+	}
+
 	q, _, err := sq.
 		Insert("traces").
 		Columns("timestamp", "entry").