diff --git a/controllers/event_controller.go b/controllers/event_controller.go
index b75efb588..af42aaa28 100644
--- a/controllers/event_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/event_controller.go
@@ -184,6 +184,9 @@ func handleMessages() {
 					msg.UserInfo = user
 				}
 				globals.SugarLogger.Debugf("msg %v", utils.Format4Output(msg, false))
+				if msg.CreatedAt == utils.ZeroTimeValue {
+					msg.CreatedAt = time.Now()
+				}
 				err = client.WriteJSON(msg)
 				if err != nil {
 					globals.SugarLogger.Debugf("client.WriteJSON error: %v", err)