diff --git a/core/includes/bootstrap.inc b/core/includes/bootstrap.inc
index 7869daa..07af6b8 100644
--- a/core/includes/bootstrap.inc
+++ b/core/includes/bootstrap.inc
@@ -1596,7 +1596,7 @@ function watchdog($type, $message, $variables = array(), $severity = WATCHDOG_NO
       'request_uri' => $base_root . request_uri(),
       'referer'     => isset($_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER']) ? $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'] : '',
       'ip'          => ip_address(),
-      'timestamp'   => REQUEST_TIME,
+      'timestamp'   => time(), // Request time isn't accurate for long processes.  Use time() instead
     );
 
     // Call the logging hooks to log/process the message