diff --git a/ansible/roles/common/templates/conf/input/00-global.conf.j2 b/ansible/roles/common/templates/conf/input/00-global.conf.j2
index 448478bd5a..2817de4cb7 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/common/templates/conf/input/00-global.conf.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/common/templates/conf/input/00-global.conf.j2
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
   format_firstline /^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2} \d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2}.\d{3} \d+ \S+ \S+ \[(req-\S+ \S+ \S+ \S+ \S+ \S+|-)\]/
   format1 /^(?<Timestamp>\S+ \S+) (?<Pid>\d+) (?<log_level>\S+) (?<python_module>\S+) (\[(req-(?<request_id>\S+) (?<user_id>\S+) (?<tenant_id>\S+) (?<domain_id>\S+) (?<user_domain>\S+) (?<project_domain>\S+)|-)\])? (?<Payload>.*)?$/
   time_key Timestamp
+  keep_time_key true
   time_format %F %T.%L
   ignore_repeated_permission_error true
   enable_watch_timer false