diff --git a/testr/packages.py b/testr/packages.py
index efe4404..e9f4261 100644
--- a/testr/packages.py
+++ b/testr/packages.py
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 import collections
 import junit_xml
 import json
+import datetime
+import platform
 
 opt = None
 logger = None
@@ -215,7 +217,7 @@ def run_tests(package, tests):
                 cmd = './' + test['file']
             else:
                 cmd = interpreter + ' ' + test['file']
-
+            test['t_start'] = datetime.datetime.now().strftime('%Y:%m:%dT%H:%M:%S')
             try:
                 bash(cmd, logfile=logfile, env=env)
             except ShellError:
@@ -223,6 +225,7 @@ def run_tests(package, tests):
                 test['status'] = 'FAIL'
             else:
                 test['status'] = 'pass'
+            test['t_stop'] = datetime.datetime.now().strftime('%Y:%m:%dT%H:%M:%S')
 
     box_output(['{} Test Summary'.format(package)] +
                ['{:20s} {}'.format(test['file'], test['status']) for test in tests])
@@ -362,10 +365,18 @@ def _parse_xml(filename):
 
 
 def write_log(tests, formats=['json', 'xml'], include_stdout=False):
-    import datetime
     now = datetime.datetime.now().strftime('%Y:%m:%dT%H:%M:%S')
     all_test_suites = []
 
+    uname = platform.uname()
+    architecture, _ = platform.architecture()
+    sys_info = {
+        'system': uname.system,
+        'architecture': architecture,
+        'hostname': uname.node,
+        'platform': platform.platform(True, True)
+    }
+
     for package in sorted(tests):
         pkg_test_suites = []
         orphan_tests = []
@@ -379,10 +390,12 @@ def write_log(tests, formats=['json', 'xml'], include_stdout=False):
 
             xml_file = os.path.join(test['out_dir'], f'{test["file"]}.xml')
             if os.path.exists(xml_file):
+                properties.test.copy()
+                properties.update(sys_info)
                 test_suites = _parse_xml(xml_file)
                 for ts in test_suites:
                     ts['name'] = f"{package}-{ts['name']}"
-                    ts['properties'] = test.copy()
+                    ts['properties'] = properties
                     ts['log'] = f"{test['file']}.log"
                 if len(test_suites) == 1:
                     test_suites[0]['stdout'] = stdout
@@ -412,6 +425,7 @@ def write_log(tests, formats=['json', 'xml'], include_stdout=False):
                 'package': package,
                 'version': test['package_version'],
             }
+            properties.update(sys_info)
             test_suite = dict(
                 name=f"{package}-tests",
                 package=package,