diff --git a/matterbridge.go b/matterbridge.go
index 1b3e2bec..13293ced 100644
--- a/matterbridge.go
+++ b/matterbridge.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func main() {
 		return
 	}
 	if *flagDebug || os.Getenv("DEBUG") == "1" {
-		log.SetFormatter(&prefixed.TextFormatter{PrefixPadding: 13, DisableColors: true, FullTimestamp: false})
+		log.SetFormatter(&prefixed.TextFormatter{PrefixPadding: 13, DisableColors: true, FullTimestamp: false, ForceFormatting: true})
 		flog.Info("Enabling debug")
 		log.SetLevel(log.DebugLevel)
 	}
diff --git a/matterclient/matterclient.go b/matterclient/matterclient.go
index 27e96163..f539a76d 100644
--- a/matterclient/matterclient.go
+++ b/matterclient/matterclient.go
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func New(login, pass, team, server string) *MMClient {
 }
 
 func (m *MMClient) SetDebugLog() {
-	log.SetFormatter(&prefixed.TextFormatter{PrefixPadding: 13, DisableColors: true, FullTimestamp: false})
+	log.SetFormatter(&prefixed.TextFormatter{PrefixPadding: 13, DisableColors: true, FullTimestamp: false, ForceFormatting: true})
 }
 
 func (m *MMClient) SetLogLevel(level string) {