diff --git a/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_frr/defaults/main.yml b/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_frr/defaults/main.yml
index 33059e03c..4899925ff 100644
--- a/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_frr/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_frr/defaults/main.yml
@@ -32,5 +32,6 @@ tripleo_frr_bgp_uplinks_scope: internal
 tripleo_frr_config_basedir: "/var/lib/config-data/ansible-generated/frr"
 tripleo_frr_hostname: "{{ ansible_facts['hostname'] }}"
 tripleo_frr_log_level: informational
+tripleo_frr_log_timestamp_precision: 3
 tripleo_frr_watchfrr: true
 tripleo_frr_zebra: false
diff --git a/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_frr/templates/frr.conf.j2 b/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_frr/templates/frr.conf.j2
index 8e0e5db8f..b66d38b3d 100644
--- a/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_frr/templates/frr.conf.j2
+++ b/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_frr/templates/frr.conf.j2
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 hostname {{ tripleo_frr_hostname }}
 log file /var/log/frr/frr.log {{ tripleo_frr_log_level }}
+log timestamp precision {{ tripleo_frr_log_timestamp_precision }}
 service integrated-vtysh-config
 line vty