diff --git a/translator/dig2doggo/translator.go b/translator/dig2doggo/translator.go
index a8fb03f..dd4b6e5 100644
--- a/translator/dig2doggo/translator.go
+++ b/translator/dig2doggo/translator.go
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ func translateFlags(args []string) []string {
 
 		if strings.HasPrefix(arg, "-") && len(arg) > 1 {
 			if arg[1] == '-' {
+				result = append(result, arg)
 				continue
 			}
 
@@ -155,6 +156,8 @@ func translateFlags(args []string) []string {
 		}
 	}
 
+	result = append(result, "--time")
+
 	if queryName != "" {
 		result = append(result, "-q", queryName)
 	}
diff --git a/translator/dig2doggo/translator_test.go b/translator/dig2doggo/translator_test.go
index 920cb4b..080d48f 100644
--- a/translator/dig2doggo/translator_test.go
+++ b/translator/dig2doggo/translator_test.go
@@ -14,172 +14,172 @@ func TestTranslate(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name: "simple query",
 			args: []string{"example.com"},
-			want: []string{"-q", "example.com"},
+			want: []string{"--time", "-q", "example.com"},
 		},
 		{
 			name: "query with type",
 			args: []string{"example.com", "MX"},
-			want: []string{"-q", "example.com", "-t", "MX"},
+			want: []string{"--time", "-q", "example.com", "-t", "MX"},
 		},
 		{
 			name: "query with nameserver",
 			args: []string{"@8.8.8.8", "example.com"},
-			want: []string{"-q", "example.com", "-n", "8.8.8.8"},
+			want: []string{"--time", "-q", "example.com", "-n", "8.8.8.8"},
 		},
 		{
 			name: "query with type and nameserver",
 			args: []string{"@8.8.8.8", "example.com", "A"},
-			want: []string{"-q", "example.com", "-t", "A", "-n", "8.8.8.8"},
+			want: []string{"--time", "-q", "example.com", "-t", "A", "-n", "8.8.8.8"},
 		},
 		{
 			name: "short flag -q",
 			args: []string{"-q", "example.com"},
-			want: []string{"-q", "example.com"},
+			want: []string{"--time", "-q", "example.com"},
 		},
 		{
 			name: "short flag -t",
 			args: []string{"-t", "AAAA", "example.com"},
-			want: []string{"-q", "example.com", "-t", "AAAA"},
+			want: []string{"--time", "-q", "example.com", "-t", "AAAA"},
 		},
 		{
 			name: "short flag -t combined",
 			args: []string{"-tAAAA", "example.com"},
-			want: []string{"-q", "example.com", "-t", "AAAA"},
+			want: []string{"--time", "-q", "example.com", "-t", "AAAA"},
 		},
 		{
 			name: "ipv4 only",
 			args: []string{"-4", "example.com"},
-			want: []string{"-4", "-q", "example.com"},
+			want: []string{"-4", "--time", "-q", "example.com"},
 		},
 		{
 			name: "ipv6 only",
 			args: []string{"-6", "example.com"},
-			want: []string{"-6", "-q", "example.com"},
+			want: []string{"-6", "--time", "-q", "example.com"},
 		},
 		{
 			name: "reverse lookup",
 			args: []string{"-x", "8.8.8.8"},
-			want: []string{"-x", "-q", "8.8.8.8"},
+			want: []string{"-x", "--time", "-q", "8.8.8.8"},
 		},
 		{
 			name: "plus short option",
 			args: []string{"+short", "example.com"},
-			want: []string{"--short", "-q", "example.com"},
+			want: []string{"--short", "--time", "-q", "example.com"},
 		},
 		{
 			name: "plus tcp option",
 			args: []string{"+tcp", "example.com"},
-			want: []string{"-n", "@tcp://", "-q", "example.com"},
+			want: []string{"-n", "@tcp://", "--time", "-q", "example.com"},
 		},
 		{
 			name: "plus dnssec option",
 			args: []string{"+dnssec", "example.com"},
-			want: []string{"--do", "-q", "example.com"},
+			want: []string{"--do", "--time", "-q", "example.com"},
 		},
 		{
 			name: "plus recurse option",
 			args: []string{"+recurse", "example.com"},
-			want: []string{"--rd", "-q", "example.com"},
+			want: []string{"--rd", "--time", "-q", "example.com"},
 		},
 		{
 			name: "plus aa option",
 			args: []string{"+aa", "example.com"},
-			want: []string{"--aa", "-q", "example.com"},
+			want: []string{"--aa", "--time", "-q", "example.com"},
 		},
 		{
 			name: "plus ad option",
 			args: []string{"+ad", "example.com"},
-			want: []string{"--ad", "-q", "example.com"},
+			want: []string{"--ad", "--time", "-q", "example.com"},
 		},
 		{
 			name: "plus cd option",
 			args: []string{"+cd", "example.com"},
-			want: []string{"--cd", "-q", "example.com"},
+			want: []string{"--cd", "--time", "-q", "example.com"},
 		},
 		{
 			name: "plus nsid option",
 			args: []string{"+nsid", "example.com"},
-			want: []string{"--nsid", "-q", "example.com"},
+			want: []string{"--nsid", "--time", "-q", "example.com"},
 		},
 		{
 			name: "plus cookie option",
 			args: []string{"+cookie", "example.com"},
-			want: []string{"--cookie", "-q", "example.com"},
+			want: []string{"--cookie", "--time", "-q", "example.com"},
 		},
 		{
 			name: "plus padding option",
 			args: []string{"+padding", "example.com"},
-			want: []string{"--padding", "-q", "example.com"},
+			want: []string{"--padding", "--time", "-q", "example.com"},
 		},
 		{
 			name: "plus ede option",
 			args: []string{"+ede", "example.com"},
-			want: []string{"--ede", "-q", "example.com"},
+			want: []string{"--ede", "--time", "-q", "example.com"},
 		},
 		{
 			name: "plus search option",
 			args: []string{"+search", "example.com"},
-			want: []string{"--search", "-q", "example.com"},
+			want: []string{"--search", "--time", "-q", "example.com"},
 		},
 		{
 			name: "plus timeout option",
 			args: []string{"+timeout=5", "example.com"},
-			want: []string{"--timeout", "5s", "-q", "example.com"},
+			want: []string{"--timeout", "5s", "--time", "-q", "example.com"},
 		},
 		{
 			name: "plus ndots option",
 			args: []string{"+ndots=2", "example.com"},
-			want: []string{"--ndots", "2", "-q", "example.com"},
+			want: []string{"--ndots", "2", "--time", "-q", "example.com"},
 		},
 		{
 			name: "plus subnet option",
 			args: []string{"+subnet=192.0.2.0/24", "example.com"},
-			want: []string{"--ecs", "192.0.2.0/24", "-q", "example.com"},
+			want: []string{"--ecs", "192.0.2.0/24", "--time", "-q", "example.com"},
 		},
 		{
 			name: "query with class",
 			args: []string{"example.com", "IN", "A"},
-			want: []string{"-q", "example.com", "-t", "A", "-c", "IN"},
+			want: []string{"--time", "-q", "example.com", "-t", "A", "-c", "IN"},
 		},
 		{
 			name: "query with class flag",
 			args: []string{"-c", "CH", "example.com"},
-			want: []string{"-q", "example.com", "-c", "CH"},
+			want: []string{"--time", "-q", "example.com", "-c", "CH"},
 		},
 		{
 			name: "complex query",
 			args: []string{"-4", "+short", "+dnssec", "@1.1.1.1", "example.com", "MX"},
-			want: []string{"-4", "--short", "--do", "-q", "example.com", "-t", "MX", "-n", "1.1.1.1"},
+			want: []string{"-4", "--short", "--do", "--time", "-q", "example.com", "-t", "MX", "-n", "1.1.1.1"},
 		},
 		{
 			name: "nameserver with protocol",
 			args: []string{"@tcp://8.8.8.8", "example.com"},
-			want: []string{"-q", "example.com", "-n", "@tcp://8.8.8.8"},
+			want: []string{"--time", "-q", "example.com", "-n", "@tcp://8.8.8.8"},
 		},
 		{
 			name: "nameserver with https",
 			args: []string{"@https://cloudflare-dns.com/dns-query", "example.com"},
-			want: []string{"-q", "example.com", "-n", "@https://cloudflare-dns.com/dns-query"},
+			want: []string{"--time", "-q", "example.com", "-n", "@https://cloudflare-dns.com/dns-query"},
 		},
 		{
 			name: "debug mode",
 			args: []string{"-m", "example.com"},
-			want: []string{"--debug", "-q", "example.com"},
+			want: []string{"--debug", "--time", "-q", "example.com"},
 		},
 		{
 			name: "multiple plus options",
 			args: []string{"+short", "+dnssec", "+nsid", "example.com"},
-			want: []string{"--short", "--do", "--nsid", "-q", "example.com"},
+			want: []string{"--short", "--do", "--nsid", "--time", "-q", "example.com"},
 		},
 		{
 			name: "negated plus option",
 			args: []string{"+norecurse", "example.com"},
-			want: []string{"-q", "example.com"},
+			want: []string{"--time", "-q", "example.com"},
 		},
 		{
 			name: "combined short flags",
 			args: []string{"-4m", "example.com"},
-			want: []string{"-4", "--debug", "-q", "example.com"},
+			want: []string{"-4", "--debug", "--time", "-q", "example.com"},
 		},
 	}