diff --git a/MultiServer.py b/MultiServer.py
index 628817d5..80fcd32f 100644
--- a/MultiServer.py
+++ b/MultiServer.py
@@ -2378,6 +2378,8 @@ def parse_args() -> argparse.Namespace:
     parser.add_argument('--cert_key', help="Path to SSL Certificate Key file")
     parser.add_argument('--loglevel', default=defaults["loglevel"],
                         choices=['debug', 'info', 'warning', 'error', 'critical'])
+    parser.add_argument('--logtime', help="Add timestamps to STDOUT",
+                        default=defaults["logtime"], action='store_true')
     parser.add_argument('--location_check_points', default=defaults["location_check_points"], type=int)
     parser.add_argument('--hint_cost', default=defaults["hint_cost"], type=int)
     parser.add_argument('--disable_item_cheat', default=defaults["disable_item_cheat"], action='store_true')
@@ -2458,7 +2460,9 @@ def load_server_cert(path: str, cert_key: typing.Optional[str]) -> "ssl.SSLConte
 
 
 async def main(args: argparse.Namespace):
-    Utils.init_logging("Server", loglevel=args.loglevel.lower())
+    Utils.init_logging(name="Server",
+                       loglevel=args.loglevel.lower(),
+                       add_timestamp=args.logtime)
 
     ctx = Context(args.host, args.port, args.server_password, args.password, args.location_check_points,
                   args.hint_cost, not args.disable_item_cheat, args.release_mode, args.collect_mode,
diff --git a/Utils.py b/Utils.py
index f5c6ca64..4f99d26a 100644
--- a/Utils.py
+++ b/Utils.py
@@ -485,9 +485,9 @@ def get_text_after(text: str, start: str) -> str:
 loglevel_mapping = {'error': logging.ERROR, 'info': logging.INFO, 'warning': logging.WARNING, 'debug': logging.DEBUG}
 
 
-def init_logging(name: str, loglevel: typing.Union[str, int] = logging.INFO, write_mode: str = "w",
-                 log_format: str = "[%(name)s at %(asctime)s]: %(message)s",
-                 exception_logger: typing.Optional[str] = None):
+def init_logging(name: str, loglevel: typing.Union[str, int] = logging.INFO,
+                 write_mode: str = "w", log_format: str = "[%(name)s at %(asctime)s]: %(message)s",
+                 add_timestamp: bool = False, exception_logger: typing.Optional[str] = None):
     import datetime
     loglevel: int = loglevel_mapping.get(loglevel, loglevel)
     log_folder = user_path("logs")
@@ -521,7 +521,8 @@ def init_logging(name: str, loglevel: typing.Union[str, int] = logging.INFO, wri
         formatter = logging.Formatter(fmt='[%(asctime)s] %(message)s', datefmt='%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')
         stream_handler = logging.StreamHandler(sys.stdout)
         stream_handler.addFilter(Filter("NoFile", lambda record: not getattr(record, "NoStream", False)))
-        stream_handler.setFormatter(formatter)
+        if add_timestamp:
+            stream_handler.setFormatter(formatter)
         root_logger.addHandler(stream_handler)
 
     # Relay unhandled exceptions to logger.
diff --git a/settings.py b/settings.py
index ccd34580..04d8760c 100644
--- a/settings.py
+++ b/settings.py
@@ -599,6 +599,7 @@ class ServerOptions(Group):
     savefile: Optional[str] = None
     disable_save: bool = False
     loglevel: str = "info"
+    logtime: bool = False
     server_password: Optional[ServerPassword] = None
     disable_item_cheat: Union[DisableItemCheat, bool] = False
     location_check_points: LocationCheckPoints = LocationCheckPoints(1)