diff --git a/gajim/common/logging_helpers.py b/gajim/common/logging_helpers.py
index 1adb9d14319bccee2d3d0d8f21731a7488c04b80..53f9856c2bb81d172f9421e97b72f3dd04f39ef8 100644
--- a/gajim/common/logging_helpers.py
+++ b/gajim/common/logging_helpers.py
@@ -125,9 +125,9 @@ class FancyFormatter(logging.Formatter):
         if self.use_color:
             c = FancyFormatter.colors_mapping.get(level, '')
             record.levelname = colorize(record.levelname, c)
-            record.name = colorize(record.name, colors.CYAN)
+            record.name = '%-25s' % colorize(record.name, colors.CYAN)
         else:
-            record.name += ':'
+            record.name = '%-25s|' % record.name
 
         return logging.Formatter.format(self, record)
 
diff --git a/gajim/common/modules/util.py b/gajim/common/modules/util.py
index 7da2e8684ec86a5115780a517e7c6b0ef50b2923..0cf08f803e30f71f879c2d5123d768a43517a6bf 100644
--- a/gajim/common/modules/util.py
+++ b/gajim/common/modules/util.py
@@ -86,4 +86,4 @@ def get_eme_message(eme_data):
 
 class LogAdapter(LoggerAdapter):
     def process(self, msg, kwargs):
-        return '[%s] %s' % (self.extra['account'], msg), kwargs
+        return '(%s) %s' % (self.extra['account'], msg), kwargs