diff --git a/direct/src/directdServer/directdClient.cxx b/direct/src/directdServer/directdClient.cxx
index f1a4b55b44..ba7c036abf 100644
--- a/direct/src/directdServer/directdClient.cxx
+++ b/direct/src/directdServer/directdClient.cxx
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     return 1;
   }
 
-  cerr<<"directdClient"<<endl;
+  cerr<<"directdClient "<<__DATE__<<" "<<__TIME__<<endl;
   string host="localhost";
   int port=8001;
   if (argc >= 3) {
diff --git a/direct/src/directdServer/directdServer.cxx b/direct/src/directdServer/directdServer.cxx
index 74130e1e99..e5f86359ff 100644
--- a/direct/src/directdServer/directdServer.cxx
+++ b/direct/src/directdServer/directdServer.cxx
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     return 1;
   }
 
-  cerr<<"directdServer "<<__DATE__<<endl;
+  cerr<<"directdServer "<<__DATE__<<" "<<__TIME__<<endl;
   int port=8001;
   if (argc > 1) {
     port=(atoi(argv[argc-1]));