diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5baf91a..550aed7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -80,3 +80,10 @@ to any port by altering the /etc/leproxy/leproxyLocal.config file on your DataHu
 The logger will now add the android deviceID as a Key Value Pair in your logs.  This requires API 9 and above.
 
 NOTE: You cannot use both Token-based and DataHub-based AndroidLogger constructors in your application.  You can only use one or the other.
+
+## Raw Message/Json Support
+By default the timestamp and other configurable elements get logged with the message.
+To send a raw logmessage (for example to log plain json) you can configure that the logger sends the raw message
+
+	  AndroidLogger logger = AndroidLogger.getLogger(Context context, String datahub_address, int datahub_port);
+    logger.setSendRawMessage(true)
diff --git a/lib/logentries-android-2.1.4.jar b/lib/logentries-android-2.1.4.jar
index 5b09ba5..547e715 100644
Binary files a/lib/logentries-android-2.1.4.jar and b/lib/logentries-android-2.1.4.jar differ
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/logentries/android/AndroidLogger.java b/src/main/java/com/logentries/android/AndroidLogger.java
index 9b52d27..fb1a40b 100755
--- a/src/main/java/com/logentries/android/AndroidLogger.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/logentries/android/AndroidLogger.java
@@ -203,6 +203,21 @@ public boolean getImmediateUpload() {
 		return immediateUpload;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @param raw true if messages needs to be send as raw Logentries messages
+	 */
+	public void setSendRawMessage(boolean raw) {
+		le.setSendRawMessage(raw);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @return true if messages are send as raw Logentries messages
+	 */
+	public boolean getSendRawMessage() {
+		return le.getSendRawMessage();
+	}
+
+	
 	/**
 	 * disconnect from theLogentries server
 	 */
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/logentries/android/LogentriesAndroid.java b/src/main/java/com/logentries/android/LogentriesAndroid.java
index 9a5a853..a5562dd 100755
--- a/src/main/java/com/logentries/android/LogentriesAndroid.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/logentries/android/LogentriesAndroid.java
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ public class LogentriesAndroid extends Handler {
 	boolean datahub_enabled = false;
 	String m_customID="";
 	
+  /** Send raw message , useful for sending json data */
+	boolean send_raw_message = false;
 
 	/** Asynchronous socket appender */
 	SocketAppender appender;
@@ -368,15 +370,25 @@ public boolean checkCredentials() {
 		public void publish(LogRecord record) {
 		Log.w(TAG, "publish");
 		Date dateTime = new Date(record.getMillis());
-		String MESSAGE = this.format(dateTime, record.getMessage(), record.getLevel());
-		
-		// Append message with deviceID (Requires API 9 or above
-		MESSAGE = "deviceID="+Build.SERIAL +" " + MESSAGE;
-		
-		// Append message with customID
-		if (!m_customID.equals("")){
-			MESSAGE = "customID="+m_customID +" " + MESSAGE;
-		}
+
+    String MESSAGE = "";
+
+    if (send_raw_message) {
+      // Send the message as is
+      MESSAGE = record.getMessage();
+    } else {
+      // Add information to the logged message
+
+      MESSAGE = this.format(dateTime, record.getMessage(), record.getLevel());
+
+      // Append message with deviceID (Requires API 9 or above
+      MESSAGE = "deviceID="+Build.SERIAL +" " + MESSAGE;
+
+      // Append message with customID
+      if (!m_customID.equals("")){
+        MESSAGE = "customID="+m_customID +" " + MESSAGE;
+      }
+    }
 	
 		if (!datahub_enabled){
 									
@@ -439,4 +451,21 @@ public void upload(String toUpload) {
 		LogRecord record = new LogRecord(Level.INFO, toUpload);
 		publish(record);
 	}
+
+
+   /**
+  * @param  true send raw message to logentries
+  */
+ public void setSendRawMessage(boolean send) {
+   send_raw_message = send;
+ }
+
+ /**
+  * @return true if events messages are to send in the raw form to logentries
+  * default value: false
+  */
+ public boolean getSendRawMessage() {
+   return send_raw_message;
+ }
+
 }