diff --git a/bin/run-util b/bin/run-util
index dc39d73689413516f217c570c60208f6c9290648_YmluL3J1bi11dGls..163aba8e603490f2f42a17cab05e9186262a6366_YmluL3J1bi11dGls 100755
--- a/bin/run-util
+++ b/bin/run-util
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 import subprocess
 import sys
 import tempfile
+import time
 
 poulpe_root = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(sys.argv[0]))
 sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(poulpe_root, 'python-libs'))
@@ -72,6 +73,8 @@
     result_data['benchmark'] = {}
     result_data['benchmark']['name'] = benchmark_data['meta']['name']
 
+    result_data['run'] = {}
+    result_data['run']["timestamp"] = time.time()
     # building the benchmark scenarion, that will likely changes often and quickly
 
     cmd = SimpleCommand(benchmark_data)
diff --git a/tests/test-simple-run.t b/tests/test-simple-run.t
index dc39d73689413516f217c570c60208f6c9290648_dGVzdHMvdGVzdC1zaW1wbGUtcnVuLnQ=..163aba8e603490f2f42a17cab05e9186262a6366_dGVzdHMvdGVzdC1zaW1wbGUtcnVuLnQ= 100644
--- a/tests/test-simple-run.t
+++ b/tests/test-simple-run.t
@@ -111,6 +111,8 @@
       median = * (glob)
       min = * (glob)
       standard-deviation = * (glob)
+  run:
+    timestamp = * (glob)
 
 Quick comparision of values
 ---------------------------