diff --git a/image_tools/src/cam2image.cpp b/image_tools/src/cam2image.cpp
index 49e714eb3..6d387c4f7 100644
--- a/image_tools/src/cam2image.cpp
+++ b/image_tools/src/cam2image.cpp
@@ -287,6 +287,7 @@ class Cam2Image : public rclcpp::Node
     msg.data.resize(size);
     memcpy(&msg.data[0], frame.data, size);
     msg.header.frame_id = frame_id_;
+    msg.header.stamp = this->now();
   }
 
   cv::VideoCapture cap;