diff --git a/backends/graphite.js b/backends/graphite.js
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/backends/graphite.js
+++ b/backends/graphite.js
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ var post_stats = function graphite_post_stats(statString) {
         }
       });
       graphite.on('connect', function() {
+        var ts = Math.round(new Date().getTime() / 1000);
         statString += 'statsd.graphiteStats.last_exception ' + last_exception + ' ' + ts + "\n";
         statString += 'statsd.graphiteStats.last_flush ' + last_flush + ' ' + ts + "\n";
         this.write(statString);
we need a timestamp of course