diff --git a/models/logging.go b/models/logging.go
index c392e766..6fbbf5b6 100644
--- a/models/logging.go
+++ b/models/logging.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 var Log = logging.MustGetLogger("vikunja")
 
 var format = logging.MustStringFormatter(
-	`%{color}%{time:15:04:05.000} %{shortfunc} ▶ %{level:.4s} %{id:03x}%{color:reset} %{message}`,
+	`%{color}%{time:2006-01-02 15:04:05.000} %{shortfunc} ▶ %{level:.4s} %{id:03x}%{color:reset} %{message}`,
 )
 
 // InitLogger initializes the global log handler