diff --git a/lib/command.js b/lib/command.js
index 612c0e5c..38423e2e 100644
--- a/lib/command.js
+++ b/lib/command.js
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@
         if (err) {
           return printLine(err.message);
         } else if (opts.compile && opts.watch) {
-          return console.log("compiled " + source);
+          return console.log("" + ((new Date).toTimeString()) + " - compiled " + source);
         }
       });
     };
diff --git a/src/command.coffee b/src/command.coffee
index ab8114e3..3eeae8ec 100644
--- a/src/command.coffee
+++ b/src/command.coffee
@@ -162,8 +162,10 @@ writeJs = (source, js, base) ->
   compile   = ->
     js = ' ' if js.length <= 0
     fs.writeFile jsPath, js, (err) ->
-      if err then printLine err.message
-      else if opts.compile and opts.watch then console.log "compiled #{source}"
+      if err
+        printLine err.message
+      else if opts.compile and opts.watch
+        console.log "#{(new Date).toTimeString()} - compiled #{source}"
   path.exists dir, (exists) ->
     if exists then compile() else exec "mkdir -p #{dir}", compile