diff --git a/packages/logging/logging.js b/packages/logging/logging.js
index c20502496d..b6c2947075 100644
--- a/packages/logging/logging.js
+++ b/packages/logging/logging.js
@@ -188,23 +188,21 @@ Log.format = function (obj, options) {
 
   var appInfo = '';
   if (appName) appInfo += appName;
-  if (originApp && originApp !== appName) appInfo += ':' + originApp;
-  if (appInfo) appInfo = ' [' + appInfo + ']';
+  if (originApp && originApp !== appName) appInfo += ' via ' + originApp;
+  if (appInfo) appInfo = '[' + appInfo + '] ';
 
   var sourceInfo = (file && lineNumber) ?
-      ['(', (program ? program + ':' : ''), file, ':', lineNumber, ')'].join('')
+      ['(', (program ? program + ':' : ''), file, ':', lineNumber, ') '].join('')
       : '';
-  if (sourceInfo && !appInfo)
-    sourceInfo = ' ' + sourceInfo;
 
-  var stderrIndicator = stderr ? ' (STDERR)' : '';
+  var stderrIndicator = stderr ? '(STDERR) ' : '';
 
   var metaPrefix = [
     level.charAt(0).toUpperCase(),
     dateStamp,
     '-',
     timeStamp,
-    timeInexact ? '?' : '',
+    timeInexact ? '?' : ' ',
     appInfo,
     sourceInfo,
     stderrIndicator].join('');
@@ -215,7 +213,6 @@ Log.format = function (obj, options) {
   };
 
   return prettify(metaPrefix, META_COLOR)
-    + ' '
     + prettify(message, LEVEL_COLORS[level]);
 };
 
diff --git a/packages/logging/logging_test.js b/packages/logging/logging_test.js
index 9766eaf2d9..2f0580a5a5 100644
--- a/packages/logging/logging_test.js
+++ b/packages/logging/logging_test.js
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ Tinytest.add("logging - format", function (test) {
 
     test.equal(
       Log.format({message: "message", time: time, timeInexact: true, level: level}),
-      level.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + "20120908-07:06:05.004? message");
+      level.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + "20120908-07:06:05.004?message");
 
     test.equal(
       Log.format({foo1: "bar1", foo2: "bar2", time: time, level: level}),
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ Tinytest.add("logging - format", function (test) {
     // Has everything except stderr field
     test.equal(
       Log.format({message: "message", foo: "bar", time: time, level: level, file: "app.js", line:42, app: "myApp", originApp: "proxy", program: "server"}),
-      level.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + '20120908-07:06:05.004 [myApp:proxy](server:app.js:42) message {\"foo\":\"bar\"}');
+      level.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + '20120908-07:06:05.004 [myApp via proxy] (server:app.js:42) message {\"foo\":\"bar\"}');
 
     // stderr
     test.equal(
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ Tinytest.add("logging - format", function (test) {
       level.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + '20120908-07:06:05.004 [app] message');
     test.equal(
       Log.format({message: "message", time: time, level: level, app: "app", originApp: "proxy"}),
-      level.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + '20120908-07:06:05.004 [app:proxy] message');
+      level.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + '20120908-07:06:05.004 [app via proxy] message');
 
     // source info
     test.equal(