diff --git a/pkg/util/logger/logger.go b/pkg/util/logger/logger.go
index e67afb36b..4b60f02de 100644
--- a/pkg/util/logger/logger.go
+++ b/pkg/util/logger/logger.go
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ type Prm struct {
 
 	// do not support runtime rereading
 	dest string
+
+	// PrependTimestamp specifies whether to prepend a timestamp in the log
+	PrependTimestamp bool
 }
 
 const (
@@ -116,11 +119,16 @@ func newConsoleLogger(prm *Prm) (*Logger, error) {
 	c := zap.NewProductionConfig()
 	c.Level = lvl
 	c.Encoding = "console"
-	c.EncoderConfig.EncodeTime = zapcore.ISO8601TimeEncoder
 	if prm.SamplingHook != nil {
 		c.Sampling.Hook = prm.SamplingHook
 	}
 
+	if prm.PrependTimestamp {
+		c.EncoderConfig.EncodeTime = zapcore.ISO8601TimeEncoder
+	} else {
+		c.EncoderConfig.TimeKey = ""
+	}
+
 	lZap, err := c.Build(
 		zap.AddStacktrace(zap.NewAtomicLevelAt(zap.FatalLevel)),
 	)
@@ -140,11 +148,16 @@ func newJournaldLogger(prm *Prm) (*Logger, error) {
 	c := zap.NewProductionConfig()
 	c.Level = lvl
 	c.Encoding = "console"
-	c.EncoderConfig.EncodeTime = zapcore.ISO8601TimeEncoder
 	if prm.SamplingHook != nil {
 		c.Sampling.Hook = prm.SamplingHook
 	}
 
+	if prm.PrependTimestamp {
+		c.EncoderConfig.EncodeTime = zapcore.ISO8601TimeEncoder
+	} else {
+		c.EncoderConfig.TimeKey = ""
+	}
+
 	encoder := zapjournald.NewPartialEncoder(zapcore.NewConsoleEncoder(c.EncoderConfig), zapjournald.SyslogFields)
 
 	core := zapjournald.NewCore(lvl, encoder, &journald.Journal{}, zapjournald.SyslogFields)