diff --git a/britney2/policies/autopkgtest.py b/britney2/policies/autopkgtest.py
index 453850f..9c23d96 100644
--- a/britney2/policies/autopkgtest.py
+++ b/britney2/policies/autopkgtest.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 # GNU General Public License for more details.
 
+from datetime import datetime
 import os
 import json
 import tarfile
@@ -615,6 +616,7 @@ class AutopkgtestPolicy(BasePolicy):
             qname = 'debci-huge-%s-%s' % (self.options.series, arch)
         else:
             qname = 'debci-%s-%s' % (self.options.series, arch)
+        params['submit-time'] = datetime.strftime(datetime.utcnow(), '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S%z')
         params = json.dumps(params)
 
         if self.amqp_channel:
diff --git a/run-autopkgtest b/run-autopkgtest
index c7000a4..15ab53f 100755
--- a/run-autopkgtest
+++ b/run-autopkgtest
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python3
 # Request re-runs of autopkgtests for packages
 
+from datetime import datetime
 import os
 import sys
 import argparse
@@ -134,6 +135,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
         params['requester'] = os.environ['SUDO_USER']
     except KeyError:
         pass
+    params['submit-time'] = datetime.strftime(datetime.utcnow(), '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S%z')
     params = '\n' + json.dumps(params)
 
     creds = urllib.parse.urlsplit(config.adt_amqp, allow_fragments=False)