diff --git a/addons/hive-bridge/src/main/java/org/apache/atlas/hive/hook/events/BaseHiveEvent.java b/addons/hive-bridge/src/main/java/org/apache/atlas/hive/hook/events/BaseHiveEvent.java
index c6e764f..05d79df 100644
--- a/addons/hive-bridge/src/main/java/org/apache/atlas/hive/hook/events/BaseHiveEvent.java
+++ b/addons/hive-bridge/src/main/java/org/apache/atlas/hive/hook/events/BaseHiveEvent.java
@@ -743,7 +743,7 @@ public abstract class BaseHiveEvent {
     }
 
     protected Long getQueryStartTime() {
-        return isHiveContextValid() ? context.getHiveContext().getQueryPlan().getQueryStartTime() : null;
+        return isHiveContextValid() ? context.getHiveContext().getQueryPlan().getQueryStartTime() : System.currentTimeMillis();
     }
 
     protected String getQueryId() {