@@ -598,7 +598,15 @@ if [[ -n "$LOGFILE" ]]; then

     exec 3>&1

     if [[ "$VERBOSE" == "True" ]]; then

         # Redirect stdout/stderr to tee to write the log file

-        exec 1> >( tee "${LOGFILE}" ) 2>&1

+        exec 1> >( awk '

+                {

+                    cmd ="date +\"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S \""

+                    cmd | getline now

+                    close("date +\"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S \"")

+                    sub(/^/, now)

+                    print

+                    fflush()

+                }' | tee "${LOGFILE}" ) 2>&1

         # Set up a second fd for output

         exec 6> >( tee "${SUMFILE}" )

     else