diff --git a/cq_editor/widgets/log.py b/cq_editor/widgets/log.py
index c7478611..c244a0cb 100644
--- a/cq_editor/widgets/log.py
+++ b/cq_editor/widgets/log.py
@@ -10,7 +10,10 @@ class QtLogHandler(logging.Handler,logging.StringFormatterHandlerMixin):
     def __init__(self, log_widget,*args,**kwargs):
         
         super(QtLogHandler,self).__init__(*args,**kwargs)
-        logging.StringFormatterHandlerMixin.__init__(self,None)
+        
+        log_format_string = '[{record.time:%H:%M:%S.%f%z}] {record.level_name}: {record.message}'
+        
+        logging.StringFormatterHandlerMixin.__init__(self,log_format_string)
         
         self.log_widget = log_widget
 
@@ -40,4 +43,4 @@ def __init__(self,*args,**kwargs):
         
     def append(self,msg):
         
-        self.appendPlainText(msg)
\ No newline at end of file
+        self.appendPlainText(msg)