diff --git a/cmd/helm/helm.go b/cmd/helm/helm.go
index 553da5098..687553481 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/helm.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/helm.go
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ func init() {
 
 func debug(format string, v ...interface{}) {
 	if settings.Debug {
-		format = fmt.Sprintf("[debug] %s\n", format)
+		timeNow := time.Now().UTC().String()
+		format = fmt.Sprintf("%s [debug] %s\n", timeNow, format)
 		log.Output(2, fmt.Sprintf(format, v...))
 	}
 }