diff --git a/micmon/__init__.py b/micmon/__init__.py
index cf4e6e3..5860c66 100644
--- a/micmon/__init__.py
+++ b/micmon/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 import logging
 import sys
 
-logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO, stream=sys.stdout)
+logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO,
+                    stream=sys.stdout,
+                    format='[%(asctime)s] %(name)s|%(levelname)-8s|%(message)s',
+                    datefmt='%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')
+