diff --git a/app/models/zonefile_setting.rb b/app/models/zonefile_setting.rb
index f023e5e2f..96f692fae 100644
--- a/app/models/zonefile_setting.rb
+++ b/app/models/zonefile_setting.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ class ZonefileSetting < ActiveRecord::Base
   def self.generate_zonefile(origin)
     filename = "#{origin}.zone"
 
-    STDOUT << "-----> Generating zonefile #{filename}"
+    STDOUT << "#{Time.now.utc} - Generating zonefile #{filename}\n"
 
     zf = ActiveRecord::Base.connection.execute(
       "select generate_zonefile('#{origin}')"
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class ZonefileSetting < ActiveRecord::Base
 
     File.open("#{APP_CONFIG['zonefile_export_dir']}/#{filename}", 'w') { |f| f.write(zf) }
 
-    STDOUT << "-----> Successfully generated zonefile #{filename}"
+    STDOUT << "#{Time.now.utc} - Successfully generated zonefile #{filename}\n"
   end
 
   def to_s