diff --git a/src/bootstrap.php b/src/bootstrap.php
index 9a91455..e47be39 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap.php
+++ b/src/bootstrap.php
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
                SETUP OUR PATH CONSTANTS
 --------------------------------------------------------- */
 
+// Define the root path
+defined('AXM_BEGIN_TIME') or define('AXM_BEGIN_TIME', time());
+
 // Defines the application charset
 const APP_CHARSET = 'UTF-8';