diff --git a/plotting.py b/plotting.py
index 06b56ee..fcd8421 100644
--- a/plotting.py
+++ b/plotting.py
@@ -37,5 +37,6 @@ plt.figure(figsize=[6,6])
 plt.plot(time_data, ping_data)
 plt.plot(time_data, jitter_data)
 plt.legend(['ping', 'jitter'])
+plt.gcf().autofmt_xdate()
 plt.savefig("ping_jitter.svg")
 
diff --git a/speedtesting.py b/speedtesting.py
index 760655b..acb5ede 100644
--- a/speedtesting.py
+++ b/speedtesting.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ def write_data(filename, data):
         writer.writerow(data) 
 
 now = datetime.datetime.now()
+print("Starting speedtest " + now.strftime("%H:%M:%S"))
 date = now.strftime("%d-%m-%Y")
 filename_lan = 'results_' + date + '_lan.csv'
 filename_wlan = 'results_' + date + '_wlan.csv'