diff --git a/nomad/structs/structs.go b/nomad/structs/structs.go
index 570fccb2c..9e0db1659 100644
--- a/nomad/structs/structs.go
+++ b/nomad/structs/structs.go
@@ -1198,7 +1198,7 @@ func (ne *NodeEvent) String() string {
 		details = append(details, fmt.Sprintf("%s: %s", k, v))
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Sprintf("Message: %s, Subsystem: %s, Details: %s, Timestamp: %d", ne.Message, ne.Subsystem, strings.Join(details, ","), ne.Timestamp)
+	return fmt.Sprintf("Message: %s, Subsystem: %s, Details: %s, Timestamp: %s", ne.Message, ne.Subsystem, strings.Join(details, ","), ne.Timestamp.String())
 }
 
 func (ne *NodeEvent) Copy() *NodeEvent {