diff --git a/metrics/scaling/k8s_parallel.sh b/metrics/scaling/k8s_parallel.sh
index 15bb36a..191b3fb 100755
--- a/metrics/scaling/k8s_parallel.sh
+++ b/metrics/scaling/k8s_parallel.sh
@@ -102,6 +102,10 @@ save_stats() {
 
 	local json="$(cat << EOF
 	{
+		"date": {
+			"ns": $(date +%s%N),
+			"Date": "$(date -u +"%Y-%m-%dT%T.%3N")"
+		},
 		"n_pods": {
 			"Result": ${n_pods},
 			"Units" : "int"
diff --git a/metrics/scaling/k8s_scale.sh b/metrics/scaling/k8s_scale.sh
index 26e86ae..f27ea92 100755
--- a/metrics/scaling/k8s_scale.sh
+++ b/metrics/scaling/k8s_scale.sh
@@ -46,6 +46,15 @@ grab_stats() {
 	local mem_free=()
 	info "And grab some stats"
 
+	local date_json="$(cat << EOF
+			"date": {
+				"ns": $(date +%s%N),
+				"Date": "$(date -u +"%Y-%m-%dT%T.%3N")"
+			}
+EOF
+	)"
+	metrics_json_add_array_fragment "$date_json"
+
 	local pods_json="$(cat << EOF
 			"n_pods": {
 				"Result": ${n_pods},