diff --git a/emrg/server/daemon.py b/emrg/server/daemon.py
index 4aa9bf15..33e3c03d 100644
--- a/emrg/server/daemon.py
+++ b/emrg/server/daemon.py
@@ -793,13 +793,14 @@ async def _process_message(
             # Optional project targeting (multi-project support)
             project = msg.get("project", "").strip()
 
-            # Field order: timestamp → project → status → progress → message
+            # Field order: timestamp → project → status → progress → completed → message
             # (project right after timestamp per user feedback; message last)
             entry = {
                 "timestamp": msg.get("timestamp", datetime.now().isoformat()),
                 "project": project,
                 "status": "pending",
                 "progress": None,
+                "completed": None,
             }
             # message last, so status fields stay visible when scanning the file
             entry["message"] = rant_message
diff --git a/tests/test_daemon.py b/tests/test_daemon.py
index 76d0ff00..5e22f457 100644
--- a/tests/test_daemon.py
+++ b/tests/test_daemon.py
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ async def _send(self, data: dict) -> bool:
 
 def test_rant_field_order(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
     """Rant entries are written with field order:
-    timestamp → project → status → progress → message (message last)."""
+    timestamp → project → status → progress → completed → message (message last)."""
     monkeypatch.setattr("emrg.server.daemon.config_dir", lambda: tmp_path)
     server = _make_server()
     writer = _FakeWriter()
@@ -508,8 +508,9 @@ def test_rant_field_order(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
     assert len(lines) == 1
     entry = json.loads(lines[0])
     assert list(entry.keys()) == [
-        "timestamp", "project", "status", "progress", "message",
+        "timestamp", "project", "status", "progress", "completed", "message",
     ]
+    assert entry["completed"] is None  # new rants default to null completed
     assert entry["project"] == "emrg"
     assert entry["status"] == "pending"
     assert entry["message"] == "test rant message"