diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 11e0ea0..e96a536 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ python:
 install:
   - "pip install -r requirements.txt --use-mirrors"
   - pip install coveralls --use-mirrors
+  - pip install pytz
+  - pip install tzlocal
 # command to run tests
 script:
   - "nosetests --with-coverage --cover-erase --cover-branches --cover-package=loggly"
diff --git a/loggly/handlers.py b/loggly/handlers.py
index d205d0a..166d5a6 100644
--- a/loggly/handlers.py
+++ b/loggly/handlers.py
@@ -1,18 +1,44 @@
 import logging
 import logging.handlers
-
 import socket
 import traceback
-
+import json
+import pytz
+from datetime import datetime
+from tzlocal import get_localzone
 from requests_futures.sessions import FuturesSession
 
 session = FuturesSession()
 
-
 def bg_cb(sess, resp):
     """ Don't do anything with the response """
     pass
 
+# add utc in timestamp
+def get_utc_date(local_date):
+    datefrmt = datetime.strptime(str(local_date), '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S,%f')
+    tz = get_localzone()
+    local_dt = tz.localize(datefrmt, is_dst=None)
+    utc_dt = local_dt.astimezone(pytz.utc)
+    return utc_dt.isoformat()
+
+# chack data is valid json or not
+def is_json(data):
+    try:
+        json_object = json.loads(data)
+    except ValueError, e:
+        return False
+    return True
+
+# convert log to Json Data if log have key value pair
+def format_timestamp(log):
+    jsondata = json.loads(log)
+    if 'timestamp' in jsondata and jsondata['timestamp'] is not None:
+        jsondata['timestamp'] = get_utc_date(jsondata['timestamp'])
+    else:
+        # if time stamp not present added timestamp with current utc time
+        jsondata['timestamp'] = datetime.utcnow().isoformat()
+    return jsondata
 
 class HTTPSHandler(logging.Handler):
     def __init__(self, url, fqdn=False, localname=None, facility=None):
@@ -31,8 +57,11 @@ def get_full_message(self, record):
     def emit(self, record):
         try:
             payload = self.format(record)
+            if is_json(payload):
+                payload = format_timestamp(payload)
             session.post(self.url, data=payload, background_callback=bg_cb)
         except (KeyboardInterrupt, SystemExit):
             raise
         except:
-            self.handleError(record)
\ No newline at end of file
+            self.handleError(record)
+            
diff --git a/loggly/tests/test_handlers.py b/loggly/tests/test_handlers.py
index 5872082..2e9900f 100644
--- a/loggly/tests/test_handlers.py
+++ b/loggly/tests/test_handlers.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ def test_emit(self):
         handler.format.return_value = 'msg'
 
         handler.emit(self.record)
-
+        
         handler.format.assert_called_once_with(self.record)
 
         self.session.post.assert_called_once_with(
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ def test_emit_interrupt(self):
         """ it should raise the interrupt """
         handler = self.handler
         handler.format = Mock()
-
+        
         self.session.post.side_effect = KeyboardInterrupt('Boom!')
 
         self.assertRaises(KeyboardInterrupt, handler.emit, self.record)
@@ -89,7 +89,8 @@ def test_emit_exit(self):
         """ it should raise the exit """
         handler = self.handler
         handler.format = Mock()
-
+        self.payload = "hello"
+        
         self.session.post.side_effect = SystemExit('Boom!')
 
         self.assertRaises(SystemExit, handler.emit, self.record)
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index e71b52d..dca4208 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
     packages=find_packages(),
     install_requires=[
         "requests-futures >= 0.9.4",
+        "pytz >= 2014.7"
     ],
     include_package_data=True,
     platform='any',