diff --git a/triggertrace b/triggertrace
index c12e4cc..5d891f7 100644
--- a/triggertrace
+++ b/triggertrace
@@ -83,12 +83,12 @@ main () {
     pktafter=`grep $INTERFACE: /proc/net/dev | cut -d :  -f2 | awk '{ print $2 }'`
 
     pkts=$(( $pktafter - $pktbefore ))
-    log_output "`date` $pkts packets/s"
+    log_output "$pkts packets/s"
 
     if [ $pkts -gt $THRESHOLD ]; then
-      log_output "`date` threshold over $THRESHOLD pps, capturing 2000 packets."
+      log_output "threshold over $THRESHOLD pps, capturing 2000 packets."
       tcpdump -n -s0 -c 2000 -w $CAPDEST/trace-"$(date +"%Y_%m_%d_%H_%M")".cap
-      log_output "`date` Packets captured, sleeping $SLEEPTIME seconds..."
+      log_output "Packets captured, sleeping $SLEEPTIME seconds..."
       sleep $SLEEPTIME
     fi
   done