diff --git a/peer/cwtch_peer.go b/peer/cwtch_peer.go
index bcbf1fa..9f46acf 100644
--- a/peer/cwtch_peer.go
+++ b/peer/cwtch_peer.go
@@ -590,6 +590,7 @@ func (cp *cwtchPeer) eventHandler() {
 			}
 
 		case event.NewMessageFromPeer: //event.TimestampReceived, event.RemotePeer, event.Data
+			ts, _ := time.Parse(time.RFC3339Nano, ev.Data[event.TimestampReceived])
 			cp.StoreMessage(ev.Data[event.RemotePeer], ev.Data[event.Data], ts)
 
 		case event.PeerAcknowledgement: