diff --git a/src/proto_uxst.c b/src/proto_uxst.c
index 7d38569bb..980df43ea 100644
--- a/src/proto_uxst.c
+++ b/src/proto_uxst.c
@@ -481,6 +481,7 @@ int uxst_event_accept(int fd) {
 		memset(&s->logs, 0, sizeof(s->logs));
 		memset(&s->txn, 0, sizeof(s->txn));
 
+		s->logs.accept_date = date; /* user-visible date for logging */
 		s->logs.tv_accept = now;  /* corrected date for internal use */
 
 		s->data_state = DATA_ST_INIT;