diff --git a/cmd/rove-accountant/internal/accounts.go b/cmd/rove-accountant/internal/accounts.go
index d24e369..f8cb625 100644
--- a/cmd/rove-accountant/internal/accounts.go
+++ b/cmd/rove-accountant/internal/accounts.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package internal
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"time"
 )
 
 const kAccountsFileName = "rove-accounts.json"
@@ -45,6 +46,9 @@ func (a *Accountant) RegisterAccount(name string) (acc Account, err error) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	// Set the creation time
+	acc.Data["created"] = time.Now().String()
+
 	// Simply add the account to the map
 	a.Accounts[acc.Name] = acc