diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index af1e06c..3608b34 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -212,7 +212,8 @@ async function handleConnection(connection, info) {
     const iconMessage = JSON.stringify({
       type: 'icon',
       username: config.userName,
-      avatar: b4a.toString(iconBuffer, 'base64')
+      avatar: b4a.toString(iconBuffer, 'base64'),
+      timestamp: Date.now()
     });
     console.log('Sending icon to new peer:', iconMessage);
     connection.write(iconMessage);
@@ -292,7 +293,8 @@ function setupTalkButton() {
         audio: b4a.toString(buffer, 'base64'),
         audioType: audioBlob.type,
         avatar: updatePortInUrl(config.userAvatar),
-        topic: topic
+        topic: topic,
+        timestamp: Date.now()
       };
 
       console.log('Sending audio message:', audioMessage); // Debugging log
@@ -594,7 +596,8 @@ async function handleFileInput(event) {
         file: b4a.toString(buffer, 'base64'),
         fileType: file.type,
         avatar: updatePortInUrl(config.userAvatar),
-        topic: topic
+        topic: topic,
+        timestamp: Date.now()
       };
 
       console.log('Sending file message:', fileMessage); // Debugging log