diff --git a/net/keepalived/files/keepalived.init b/net/keepalived/files/keepalived.init
index 8f50161cd..ee0eb049e 100644
--- a/net/keepalived/files/keepalived.init
+++ b/net/keepalived/files/keepalived.init
@@ -371,7 +371,8 @@ process_config() {
 	rm -f $KEEPALIVED_CONF
 
 	# First line
-	printf "! Configuration File for keepalived (autogenerated via init script)\n\n" > $KEEPALIVED_CONF
+	printf "! Configuration file for keepalived (autogenerated via init script)\n" > $KEEPALIVED_CONF
+	printf "! Written %s\n\n" "$(date +'%c')" >> $KEEPALIVED_CONF
 
 	[ -f /etc/config/keepalived ] || return 0
 	config_load 'keepalived'