diff --git a/apps/openmw-mp/main.cpp b/apps/openmw-mp/main.cpp
index 1399a8da9..fba354d24 100644
--- a/apps/openmw-mp/main.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw-mp/main.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 #include <components/openmw-mp/NetworkMessages.hpp>
 #include <apps/openmw-mp/Script/Script.hpp>
 #include <iostream>
-#include <ctime>
 #include <components/files/configurationmanager.hpp>
 #include <components/settings/settings.hpp>
 #include <boost/iostreams/concepts.hpp>
@@ -172,15 +171,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
     boost::filesystem::ofstream logfile;
 
-    // Get timestamp to add at the end of the log's filename
-    time_t rawtime = time(0);
-    struct tm *timeinfo = localtime(&rawtime);
-    char buffer[25];
-    strftime(buffer, 25, "%Y-%m-%d-%I_%M_%S", timeinfo);
-    std::string timestamp(buffer);
-
     // Redirect cout and cerr to tes3mp server log
-    logfile.open (boost::filesystem::path(cfgMgr.getLogPath() / "/tes3mp-server-" += timestamp += ".log"));
+    logfile.open (boost::filesystem::path(cfgMgr.getLogPath() / "/tes3mp-server-" += Log::getFilenameTimestamp() += ".log"));
 
     coutsb.open (Tee(logfile, oldcout));
     cerrsb.open (Tee(logfile, oldcerr));
diff --git a/apps/openmw/main.cpp b/apps/openmw/main.cpp
index 0109e84d6..96c478c9c 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/main.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/main.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 #include <iostream>
 #include <cstdio>
-#include <ctime>
 
 #include <components/version/version.hpp>
 #include <components/files/configurationmanager.hpp>
@@ -335,15 +334,8 @@ int main(int argc, char**argv)
         std::cout.rdbuf (&sb);
         std::cerr.rdbuf (&sb);
 #else
-        // Get timestamp to add at the end of the log's filename
-        time_t rawtime = time(0);
-        struct tm *timeinfo = localtime(&rawtime);
-        char buffer[25];
-        strftime(buffer, 25, "%Y-%m-%d-%I_%M_%S", timeinfo);
-        std::string timestamp(buffer);
-
         // Redirect cout and cerr to tes3mp client log
-        logfile.open (boost::filesystem::path(cfgMgr.getLogPath() / "/tes3mp-client-" += timestamp += ".log"));
+        logfile.open (boost::filesystem::path(cfgMgr.getLogPath() / "/tes3mp-client-" += Log::getFilenameTimestamp() += ".log"));
 
         coutsb.open (Tee(logfile, oldcout));
         cerrsb.open (Tee(logfile, oldcerr));
diff --git a/components/openmw-mp/Log.cpp b/components/openmw-mp/Log.cpp
index 9596d0655..88265531b 100644
--- a/components/openmw-mp/Log.cpp
+++ b/components/openmw-mp/Log.cpp
@@ -105,3 +105,13 @@ void Log::print(int level, bool hasPrefix, const char *file, int line, const cha
     va_end(args);
     cout << buf.data() << flush;
 }
+
+string Log::getFilenameTimestamp()
+{
+    time_t rawtime = time(0);
+    struct tm *timeinfo = localtime(&rawtime);
+    char buffer[25];
+    strftime(buffer, 25, "%Y-%m-%d-%I_%M_%S", timeinfo);
+    std::string timestamp(buffer);
+    return timestamp;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/components/openmw-mp/Log.hpp b/components/openmw-mp/Log.hpp
index 658046dde..1dc0189c8 100644
--- a/components/openmw-mp/Log.hpp
+++ b/components/openmw-mp/Log.hpp
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ public:
     static const Log &Get();
     static void SetLevel(int level);
     void print(int level, bool hasPrefix, const char *file, int line, const char *message, ...) const;
+
+    static std::string getFilenameTimestamp();
 private:
     Log(int logLevel);
     /// Not implemented