diff --git a/src/registrar/config/settings.py b/src/registrar/config/settings.py
index 9eb649ad8..30882cd5d 100644
--- a/src/registrar/config/settings.py
+++ b/src/registrar/config/settings.py
@@ -476,6 +476,8 @@ class JsonServerFormatter(ServerFormatter):
 
     def format(self, record):
         formatted_record = super().format(record)
+        if not hasattr(record, "server_time"):
+            record.server_time = self.formatTime(record, self.datefmt)
         log_entry = {"server_time": record.server_time, "level": record.levelname, "message": formatted_record}
         return json.dumps(log_entry)