diff --git a/lib/logging/log.js b/lib/logging/log.js
index 1ff3892..92d4cda 100644
--- a/lib/logging/log.js
+++ b/lib/logging/log.js
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ function NRlog (msg) {
     } catch (eee) {
         jsMsg = { ts: Date.now(), level: '', msg }
     }
+    if (!Object.hasOwn(jsMsg, 'ts') && !Object.hasOwn(jsMsg, 'level')) {
+        // not a NR log message
+        jsMsg = { ts: Date.now(), level: '', msg }
+    }
     const date = new Date(jsMsg.ts)
     if (typeof jsMsg.msg !== 'string') {
         jsMsg.msg = JSON.stringify(jsMsg.msg)