diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Common/Instrumentation/NzbDroneLogger.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Common/Instrumentation/NzbDroneLogger.cs
index 1d6f70d091..d564a35586 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Common/Instrumentation/NzbDroneLogger.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Common/Instrumentation/NzbDroneLogger.cs
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ private static void RegisterConsole()
             var coloredConsoleTarget = new ColoredConsoleTarget();
 
             coloredConsoleTarget.Name = "consoleLogger";
-            coloredConsoleTarget.Layout = "[${level}] ${logger}: ${message} ${onexception:inner=${newline}${newline}[v${assembly-version}] ${exception:format=ToString}${newline}${exception:format=Data}${newline}}";
+            coloredConsoleTarget.Layout = @"${date:format=yyyy-M-d HH\:mm\:ss.ff} | [${level}] ${logger}: ${message} ${onexception:inner=${newline}${newline}[v${assembly-version}] ${exception:format=ToString}${newline}${exception:format=Data}${newline}}";
 
             var loggingRule = new LoggingRule("*", level, coloredConsoleTarget);