diff --git a/v2/cmd/nuclei/main.go b/v2/cmd/nuclei/main.go
index 86389678..dfdc03e6 100644
--- a/v2/cmd/nuclei/main.go
+++ b/v2/cmd/nuclei/main.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/projectdiscovery/goflags"
 	"github.com/projectdiscovery/gologger"
+	"github.com/projectdiscovery/gologger/levels"
 	"github.com/projectdiscovery/interactsh/pkg/client"
 	"github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/v2/internal/runner"
 	"github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/v2/pkg/catalog/config"
@@ -322,6 +323,8 @@ on extensive configurability, massive extensibility and ease of use.`)
 
 	_ = flagSet.Parse()
 
+	gologger.DefaultLogger.SetTimestamp(options.Timestamp, levels.LevelDebug)
+
 	if options.LeaveDefaultPorts {
 		http.LeaveDefaultPorts = true
 	}
diff --git a/v2/go.mod b/v2/go.mod
index e4a3deb7..eec02cf6 100644
--- a/v2/go.mod
+++ b/v2/go.mod
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1
 	github.com/projectdiscovery/clistats v0.0.9
 	github.com/projectdiscovery/fastdialer v0.0.19
-	github.com/projectdiscovery/gologger v1.1.5
 	github.com/projectdiscovery/hmap v0.0.6
 	github.com/projectdiscovery/interactsh v1.0.6-0.20220827132222-460cc6270053
 	github.com/projectdiscovery/rawhttp v0.1.4
@@ -73,6 +72,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/mitchellh/go-homedir v1.1.0
 	github.com/projectdiscovery/fasttemplate v0.0.2
 	github.com/projectdiscovery/goflags v0.1.6
+	github.com/projectdiscovery/gologger v1.1.6-0.20230104075207-1c357ca8209b
 	github.com/projectdiscovery/nvd v1.0.9
 	github.com/projectdiscovery/ratelimit v0.0.4
 	github.com/projectdiscovery/rdap v0.9.1-0.20221108103045-9865884d1917
diff --git a/v2/go.sum b/v2/go.sum
index bfabecf7..ec511a52 100644
--- a/v2/go.sum
+++ b/v2/go.sum
@@ -558,6 +558,8 @@ github.com/projectdiscovery/goflags v0.1.6 h1:EXigzX4lJmn/fLMnULdc03O7WW+DjiYZhN
 github.com/projectdiscovery/goflags v0.1.6/go.mod h1:yILgA7gbrHuTpIvMfikbivzoxkyxBD1Y5/PRHiGTIFk=
 github.com/projectdiscovery/gologger v1.1.5 h1:CT2Jrpzusca+dwNREMMz4RnAreJ0RqaISRU4SBcZC+M=
 github.com/projectdiscovery/gologger v1.1.5/go.mod h1:bNyVaC1U/NpJtFkJltcesn01NR3K8Hg6RsLVce6yvrw=
+github.com/projectdiscovery/gologger v1.1.6-0.20230104075207-1c357ca8209b h1:OL6uH2ystqHFnfoeei0VbOpsHQkCTpVBVo1BbrNKgfA=
+github.com/projectdiscovery/gologger v1.1.6-0.20230104075207-1c357ca8209b/go.mod h1:bNyVaC1U/NpJtFkJltcesn01NR3K8Hg6RsLVce6yvrw=
 github.com/projectdiscovery/hmap v0.0.6 h1:nwF553wjvDdFF6QtlVfB80koojn8WfJGOQvkW0dzDuk=
 github.com/projectdiscovery/hmap v0.0.6/go.mod h1:xXSxFWk/zyiBrreQqgLTEnGYhufafVcCSXESBnqKOBU=
 github.com/projectdiscovery/interactsh v1.0.6-0.20220827132222-460cc6270053 h1:8Dr2q8BWxNgG5EO/YTyNyL83xzmYSDwysx4pMZzZx7I=