diff --git a/cq_editor/widgets/log.py b/cq_editor/widgets/log.py
index c747861..c462ea2 100644
--- a/cq_editor/widgets/log.py
+++ b/cq_editor/widgets/log.py
@@ -8,12 +8,14 @@ from ..mixins import ComponentMixin
 class QtLogHandler(logging.Handler,logging.StringFormatterHandlerMixin):
     
     def __init__(self, log_widget,*args,**kwargs):
-        
-        super(QtLogHandler,self).__init__(*args,**kwargs)
-        logging.StringFormatterHandlerMixin.__init__(self,None)
-        
-        self.log_widget = log_widget
 
+        super(QtLogHandler,self).__init__(*args,**kwargs)
+
+        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
+    
     def emit(self, record):
         
         msg = self.format(record)
@@ -40,4 +42,4 @@ class LogViewer(QPlainTextEdit, ComponentMixin):
         
     def append(self,msg):
         
-        self.appendPlainText(msg)
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+        self.appendPlainText(msg)