diff --git a/libtransmission/log.c b/libtransmission/log.c
index 2fc9fea01..096a55952 100644
--- a/libtransmission/log.c
+++ b/libtransmission/log.c
@@ -159,9 +159,9 @@ tr_logGetTimeStr (char * buf, int buflen)
 
   seconds = tv.tv_sec;
   tr_localtime_r (&seconds, &now_tm);
-  strftime (tmp, sizeof (tmp), "%H:%M:%S", &now_tm);
+  strftime (tmp, sizeof (tmp), "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%%03d %Z", &now_tm); 
   milliseconds = tv.tv_usec / 1000;
-  tr_snprintf (buf, buflen, "%s.%03d", tmp, milliseconds);
+  tr_snprintf (buf, buflen, tmp, milliseconds);
 
   return buf;
 }