diff --git a/client/connection.go b/client/connection.go
index 9aaf098..d5d0862 100644
--- a/client/connection.go
+++ b/client/connection.go
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ func (conn *Conn) Connect() error {
 	}
 	conn.connected = true
 	conn.postConnect(true)
-	conn.dispatch(&Line{Cmd: REGISTER})
+	conn.dispatch(&Line{Cmd: REGISTER, Time: time.Now()})
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ func (conn *Conn) shutdown() {
 	conn.wg.Wait()
 	// reinit datastructures ready for next connection
 	conn.initialise()
-	conn.dispatch(&Line{Cmd: DISCONNECTED})
+	conn.dispatch(&Line{Cmd: DISCONNECTED, Time: time.Now()})
 }
 
 // Dumps a load of information about the current state of the connection to a
diff --git a/client/handlers.go b/client/handlers.go
index af6a6e2..13d1e2d 100644
--- a/client/handlers.go
+++ b/client/handlers.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ package client
 
 import (
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 )
 
 // sets up the internal event handlers to do essential IRC protocol things
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ func (conn *Conn) h_REGISTER(line *Line) {
 // Handler to trigger a CONNECTED event on receipt of numeric 001
 func (conn *Conn) h_001(line *Line) {
 	// we're connected!
-	conn.dispatch(&Line{Cmd: CONNECTED})
+	conn.dispatch(&Line{Cmd: CONNECTED, Time: time.Now()})
 	// and we're being given our hostname (from the server's perspective)
 	t := line.Args[len(line.Args)-1]
 	if idx := strings.LastIndex(t, " "); idx != -1 {