diff --git a/canplayer.c b/canplayer.c
index dd22560..dba5687 100644
--- a/canplayer.c
+++ b/canplayer.c
@@ -452,14 +452,20 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 			return 1;
 		}
 		log_tv.tv_sec = sec;
-		log_tv.tv_usec = usec;
 
 		/*
-		 * ensure the fractions of seconds are 6 decimal places long to catch
+		 * ensure the fractions of seconds are 6 or 9 decimal places long to catch
 		 * 3rd party or handcrafted logfiles that treat the timestamp as float
 		 */
-		if (strchr(buf, ')') - strchr(buf, '.') != 7) {
-			fprintf(stderr, "timestamp format in logfile requires 6 decimal places\n");
+		switch (strchr(buf, ')') - strchr(buf, '.')) {
+		case 7: //6
+			log_tv.tv_usec = usec;
+			break;
+		case 10: //9
+			log_tv.tv_usec = usec / 1000;
+			break;
+		default:
+			fprintf(stderr, "timestamp format in logfile requires 6 or 9 decimal places\n");
 			return 1;
 		}
 
@@ -541,19 +547,25 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 					break;
 				}
 
-				if (sscanf(buf, "(%llu.%llu) %s %s", &sec, &usec, device, afrbuf) != 4) {
+				if (sscanf(buf, "(%llu.%llu) %21s %6299s", &sec, &usec, device, afrbuf) != 4) {
 					fprintf(stderr, "incorrect line format in logfile\n");
 					return 1;
 				}
 				log_tv.tv_sec = sec;
-				log_tv.tv_usec = usec;
 
 				/*
-				 * ensure the fractions of seconds are 6 decimal places long to catch
+				 * ensure the fractions of seconds are 6 or 9 decimal places long to catch
 				 * 3rd party or handcrafted logfiles that treat the timestamp as float
 				 */
-				if (strchr(buf, ')') - strchr(buf, '.') != 7) {
-					fprintf(stderr, "timestamp format in logfile requires 6 decimal places\n");
+				switch (strchr(buf, ')') - strchr(buf, '.')) {
+				case 7: //6
+					log_tv.tv_usec = usec;
+					break;
+				case 10: //9
+					log_tv.tv_usec = usec / 1000;
+					break;
+				default:
+					fprintf(stderr, "timestamp format in logfile requires 6 or 9 decimal places\n");
 					return 1;
 				}
 
diff --git a/log2asc.c b/log2asc.c
index 09e5abe..23a839b 100644
--- a/log2asc.c
+++ b/log2asc.c
@@ -407,7 +407,22 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 			}
 		}
 		tv.tv_sec = sec;
-		tv.tv_usec = usec;
+
+		/*
+		 * ensure the fractions of seconds are 6 or 9 decimal places long to catch
+		 * 3rd party or handcrafted logfiles that treat the timestamp as float
+		 */
+		switch (strchr(buf, ')') - strchr(buf, '.')) {
+		case 7: //6
+			tv.tv_usec = usec;
+			break;
+		case 10: //9
+			tv.tv_usec = usec / 1000;
+			break;
+		default:
+			fprintf(stderr, "timestamp format in logfile requires 6 or 9 decimal places\n");
+			return 1;
+		}
 
 		if (print_banner) { /* print banner */
 			print_banner = 0;
diff --git a/log2long.c b/log2long.c
index 301f201..32c6b12 100644
--- a/log2long.c
+++ b/log2long.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 #include "lib.h"
 
 #define DEVSZ 22
-#define TIMESZ 22 /* sizeof("(1345212884.318850)   ") */
+#define TIMESZ 25 /* sizeof("(1345212884.318850123)   ") */
 #define BUFSZ (DEVSZ + AFRSZ + TIMESZ)
 
 /* adapt sscanf() functions below on error */
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
 #if (DEVSZ != 22)
 #error "DEVSZ value does not fit sscanf restrictions!"
 #endif
-#if (TIMESZ != 22)
+#if (TIMESZ != 25)
 #error "TIMESZ value does not fit sscanf restrictions!"
 #endif
 
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ int main(void)
 			return 1;
 		}
 
-		if (sscanf(buf, "%21s %21s %6299s", timestamp, device, afrbuf) != 3)
+		if (sscanf(buf, "%24s %21s %6299s", timestamp, device, afrbuf) != 3)
 			return 1;
 
 		mtu = parse_canframe(afrbuf, &cu);