diff --git a/src/main/java/linux/general/hackyquizbot/Main.java b/src/main/java/linux/general/hackyquizbot/Main.java
index ac82969..f06af9d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/linux/general/hackyquizbot/Main.java
+++ b/src/main/java/linux/general/hackyquizbot/Main.java
@@ -4,11 +4,14 @@ import org.javacord.api.DiscordApi;
 import org.javacord.api.DiscordApiBuilder;
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
+import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.Scanner;
 
 public class Main {
 
 	public static void main(String[] args) {
+		String startupTime = String.format("%1$tY-%1$tm-%1$td %1$tI:%1$tM:%1$tS%1$tp UTC%1$tz", new Date());
+		
 		// Insert your bot's token here
 		String token = args[0];
 
@@ -23,7 +26,7 @@ public class Main {
 		// Add a listener which answers with "Pong!" if someone writes "!ping"
 		api.addMessageCreateListener(event -> {
 			if (event.getMessageContent().equalsIgnoreCase("!ping")) {
-				event.getChannel().sendMessage("Pong!");
+				event.getChannel().sendMessage("Pong!\nHacky the quiz bot has been running since "+startupTime);
 			}
 		});