diff --git a/qbittorrent/iptables.sh b/qbittorrent/iptables.sh
index ce7c68f..8f79671 100644
--- a/qbittorrent/iptables.sh
+++ b/qbittorrent/iptables.sh
@@ -30,13 +30,13 @@ for lan_network_item in "${lan_network_list[@]}"; do
 	# strip whitespace from start and end of lan_network_item
 	lan_network_item=$(echo "${lan_network_item}" | sed -e 's~^[ \t]*~~;s~[ \t]*$~~')
 
-	echo "[info] Adding ${lan_network_item} as route via docker eth0"
+	echo "$(date) [info] Adding ${lan_network_item} as route via docker eth0"
 	ip route add "${lan_network_item}" via "${DEFAULT_GATEWAY}" dev eth0
 
 	lancount=$((lancount+1))
 done
 
-echo "[info] ip route defined as follows..." | ts '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%.S'
+echo "$(date) [info] ip route defined as follows..."
 echo "--------------------"
 ip route
 echo "--------------------"
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ echo "--------------------"
 ###
 
 if [[ "${DEBUG}" == "true" ]]; then
-	echo "[debug] Modules currently loaded for kernel" ; lsmod
+	echo "$(date) [debug] Modules currently loaded for kernel" ; lsmod
 fi
 
 # check we have iptable_mangle, if so setup fwmark
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ iptable_mangle_exit_code=$?
 
 if [[ $iptable_mangle_exit_code == 0 ]]; then
 
-	echo "[info] iptable_mangle support detected, adding fwmark for tables" | ts '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%.S'
+	echo "$(date) [info] iptable_mangle support detected, adding fwmark for tables"
 
 	# setup route for deluge webui using set-mark to route traffic for port 8080 to eth0
 	echo "8080    webui" >> /etc/iproute2/rt_tables
@@ -66,24 +66,24 @@ fi
 # identify docker bridge interface name (probably eth0)
  docker_interface=$(netstat -ie | grep -vE "lo|tun|tap" | sed -n '1!p' | grep -P -o -m 1 '^[\w]+')
 if [[ "${DEBUG}" == "true" ]]; then
-	echo "[debug] Docker interface defined as ${docker_interface}"
+	echo "$(date) [debug] Docker interface defined as ${docker_interface}"
 fi
 
 # identify ip for docker bridge interface
 docker_ip=$(ifconfig "${docker_interface}" | grep -P -o -m 1 '(?<=inet\saddr:)[^\s]+')
 if [[ "${DEBUG}" == "true" ]]; then
- 	echo "[debug] Docker IP defined as ${docker_ip}"
+ 	echo "$(date) [debug] Docker IP defined as ${docker_ip}"
 fi
 
 # identify netmask for docker bridge interface
 docker_mask=$(ifconfig "${docker_interface}" | grep -P -o -m 1 '(?<=Mask:)[^\s]+')
 if [[ "${DEBUG}" == "true" ]]; then
-	echo "[debug] Docker netmask defined as ${docker_mask}"
+	echo "$(date) [debug] Docker netmask defined as ${docker_mask}"
 fi
 
 # convert netmask into cidr format
 docker_network_cidr=$(ipcalc "${docker_ip}" "${docker_mask}" | grep -P -o -m 1 "(?<=Network:)\s+[^\s]+" | sed -e 's~^[ \t]*~~;s~[ \t]*$~~')
-echo "[info] Docker network defined as ${docker_network_cidr}" | ts '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%.S'
+echo "$(date) [info] Docker network defined as ${docker_network_cidr}"
 
 # input iptable rules
 ###
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ iptables -A OUTPUT -p icmp --icmp-type echo-request -j ACCEPT
 # accept output from local loopback adapter
 iptables -A OUTPUT -o lo -j ACCEPT
 
-echo "[info] iptables defined as follows..." | ts '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%.S'
+echo "$(date) [info] iptables defined as follows..."
 echo "--------------------"
 iptables -S
 echo "--------------------"