diff --git a/pkg/cidata/cidata.TEMPLATE.d/boot.sh b/pkg/cidata/cidata.TEMPLATE.d/boot.sh
index 65bf2f2318e..5d9c867f5a4 100644
--- a/pkg/cidata/cidata.TEMPLATE.d/boot.sh
+++ b/pkg/cidata/cidata.TEMPLATE.d/boot.sh
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 set -eu
 
 INFO() {
-	echo "LIMA| $*"
+	echo "LIMA $(date -Iseconds)| $*"
 }
 
 WARNING() {
-	echo "LIMA| WARNING: $*"
+	echo "LIMA $(date -Iseconds)| WARNING: $*"
 }
 
 # shellcheck disable=SC2163