diff --git a/opencontrail/files/2.2/config/log4j.properties b/opencontrail/files/2.2/config/log4j.properties
index 6c55393..8a1fa76 100644
--- a/opencontrail/files/2.2/config/log4j.properties
+++ b/opencontrail/files/2.2/config/log4j.properties
@@ -8,19 +8,19 @@
 
 log4j.appender.A1=org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender
 log4j.appender.A1.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
-log4j.appender.A1.layout.ConversionPattern=%d [%t] %-5p %x - %m%n
+log4j.appender.A1.layout.ConversionPattern=%d - %-5p - [%t] %x - %m%n
 
 log4j.appender.A2=org.apache.log4j.FileAppender
 log4j.appender.A2.File=/var/log/contrail/ifmap-server.log
 log4j.appender.A2.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
-log4j.appender.A2.layout.ConversionPattern=%d [%t] %-5p %x - %m%n
+log4j.appender.A2.layout.ConversionPattern=%d - %-5p - [%t] %x - %m%n
 
 log4j.logger.de.fhhannover.inform.irond.rawrequests=TRACE, A3
 log4j.additivity.de.fhhannover.inform.irond.rawrequests=false
 log4j.appender.A3=org.apache.log4j.FileAppender
 log4j.appender.A3.file=irond_raw.log
 log4j.appender.A3.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
-log4j.appender.A3.layout.ConversionPattern=%d %-5p %x - %m%n
+log4j.appender.A3.layout.ConversionPattern=%d - %-5p - %x - %m%n
 
 log4j.appender.CONSOLE=org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender
 log4j.appender.CONSOLE.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
diff --git a/opencontrail/files/3.0/config/log4j.properties b/opencontrail/files/3.0/config/log4j.properties
index 6c55393..8a1fa76 100644
--- a/opencontrail/files/3.0/config/log4j.properties
+++ b/opencontrail/files/3.0/config/log4j.properties
@@ -8,19 +8,19 @@
 
 log4j.appender.A1=org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender
 log4j.appender.A1.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
-log4j.appender.A1.layout.ConversionPattern=%d [%t] %-5p %x - %m%n
+log4j.appender.A1.layout.ConversionPattern=%d - %-5p - [%t] %x - %m%n
 
 log4j.appender.A2=org.apache.log4j.FileAppender
 log4j.appender.A2.File=/var/log/contrail/ifmap-server.log
 log4j.appender.A2.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
-log4j.appender.A2.layout.ConversionPattern=%d [%t] %-5p %x - %m%n
+log4j.appender.A2.layout.ConversionPattern=%d - %-5p - [%t] %x - %m%n
 
 log4j.logger.de.fhhannover.inform.irond.rawrequests=TRACE, A3
 log4j.additivity.de.fhhannover.inform.irond.rawrequests=false
 log4j.appender.A3=org.apache.log4j.FileAppender
 log4j.appender.A3.file=irond_raw.log
 log4j.appender.A3.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
-log4j.appender.A3.layout.ConversionPattern=%d %-5p %x - %m%n
+log4j.appender.A3.layout.ConversionPattern=%d - %-5p - %x - %m%n
 
 log4j.appender.CONSOLE=org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender
 log4j.appender.CONSOLE.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout