diff --git a/runtime/kubernetes/kubernetes.go b/runtime/kubernetes/kubernetes.go
index a6b301f3..9515878a 100644
--- a/runtime/kubernetes/kubernetes.go
+++ b/runtime/kubernetes/kubernetes.go
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ func (k *kubernetes) getService(labels map[string]string) ([]*service, error) {
 		address := kservice.Spec.ClusterIP
 		port := kservice.Spec.Ports[0]
 		srv.Service.Metadata["address"] = fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", address, port.Port)
+		// set the type of service
+		srv.Service.Metadata["type"] = kservice.Metadata.Labels["micro"]
 
 		// copy annotations metadata into service metadata
 		for k, v := range kservice.Metadata.Annotations {
diff --git a/runtime/service.go b/runtime/service.go
index 4b20ff65..9c6bdc16 100644
--- a/runtime/service.go
+++ b/runtime/service.go
@@ -125,6 +125,8 @@ func (s *service) Start() error {
 	s.running = true
 	// set status
 	s.Metadata["status"] = "running"
+	// set started
+	s.Metadata["started"] = time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339)
 
 	if s.output != nil {
 		s.streamOutput()