diff --git a/packages/server/src/threads/automation.ts b/packages/server/src/threads/automation.ts
index 563af933038..6ed8506b85b 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/threads/automation.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/threads/automation.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import { WorkerCallback } from "./definitions"
 import { context, logging } from "@budibase/backend-core"
 import { processObject } from "@budibase/string-templates"
 import { cloneDeep } from "lodash/fp"
+import { performance } from "perf_hooks"
 import * as sdkUtils from "../sdk/utils"
 import env from "../environment"
 const FILTER_STEP_ID = actions.BUILTIN_ACTION_DEFINITIONS.FILTER.stepId
@@ -477,7 +478,10 @@ class Orchestrator {
     const end = performance.now()
     const executionTime = end - start
 
-    console.log(`Execution time: ${executionTime} milliseconds`)
+    console.info(`Execution time: ${executionTime} milliseconds`, {
+      _logKey: "automation",
+      executionTime,
+    })
 
     // store the logs for the automation run
     try {