diff --git a/src/pylorax/api/compose.py b/src/pylorax/api/compose.py
index 56155cd2..321a8b55 100644
--- a/src/pylorax/api/compose.py
+++ b/src/pylorax/api/compose.py
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ from pykickstart.version import makeVersion
 from pylorax.api.projects import projects_depsolve, projects_depsolve_with_size, dep_nevra
 from pylorax.api.projects import ProjectsError
 from pylorax.api.recipes import read_recipe_and_id
+from pylorax.api.timestamp import write_timestamp
 from pylorax.imgutils import default_image_name
 from pylorax.sysutils import joinpaths
 
@@ -378,6 +379,7 @@ def start_build(cfg, dnflock, gitlock, branch, recipe_name, compose_type, test_m
     if test_mode > 0:
         open(joinpaths(results_dir, "TEST"), "w").write("%s" % test_mode)
 
+    write_timestamp(results_dir, "created")
     log.info("Adding %s (%s %s) to compose queue", build_id, recipe["name"], compose_type)
     os.symlink(results_dir, joinpaths(lib_dir, "queue/new/", build_id))
 
diff --git a/src/pylorax/api/queue.py b/src/pylorax/api/queue.py
index e116de38..78d49652 100644
--- a/src/pylorax/api/queue.py
+++ b/src/pylorax/api/queue.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import time
 from pylorax import find_templates
 from pylorax.api.compose import move_compose_results
 from pylorax.api.recipes import recipe_from_file
-from pylorax.api.timestamp import timestamp_dict
+from pylorax.api.timestamp import write_timestamp, timestamp_dict
 from pylorax.base import DataHolder
 from pylorax.creator import run_creator
 from pylorax.sysutils import joinpaths
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ def monitor(cfg):
                 make_compose(cfg, os.path.realpath(dst))
                 log.info("Finished building %s, results are in %s", dst, os.path.realpath(dst))
                 open(joinpaths(dst, "STATUS"), "w").write("FINISHED\n")
+                write_timestamp(dst, "finished")
             except Exception:
                 import traceback
                 log.error("traceback: %s", traceback.format_exc())
@@ -115,6 +116,7 @@ def monitor(cfg):
 # TODO - Write the error message to an ERROR-LOG file to include with the status
 #                log.error("Error running compose: %s", e)
                 open(joinpaths(dst, "STATUS"), "w").write("FAILED\n")
+                write_timestamp(dst, "finished")
 
             os.unlink(dst)
 
@@ -195,6 +197,7 @@ def make_compose(cfg, results_dir):
     log.debug("cfg  = %s", install_cfg)
     try:
         test_path = joinpaths(results_dir, "TEST")
+        write_timestamp(results_dir, "started")
         if os.path.exists(test_path):
             # Pretend to run the compose
             time.sleep(5)