diff --git a/bootstrap/standalone/src/main/java/org/geysermc/platform/standalone/GeyserStandaloneLogger.java b/bootstrap/standalone/src/main/java/org/geysermc/platform/standalone/GeyserStandaloneLogger.java
index 64e5b5e86..5255dc16f 100644
--- a/bootstrap/standalone/src/main/java/org/geysermc/platform/standalone/GeyserStandaloneLogger.java
+++ b/bootstrap/standalone/src/main/java/org/geysermc/platform/standalone/GeyserStandaloneLogger.java
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ import org.geysermc.connector.common.ChatColor;
 
 @Log4j2
 public class GeyserStandaloneLogger extends SimpleTerminalConsole implements GeyserLogger, CommandSender {
-    private boolean colored = true;
 
     @Override
     protected boolean isRunning() {
@@ -55,41 +54,37 @@ public class GeyserStandaloneLogger extends SimpleTerminalConsole implements Gey
 
     @Override
     public void severe(String message) {
-        log.fatal(printConsole(ChatColor.DARK_RED + message, colored));
+        log.fatal(ChatColor.DARK_RED + message);
     }
 
     @Override
     public void severe(String message, Throwable error) {
-        log.fatal(printConsole(ChatColor.DARK_RED + message, colored), error);
+        log.fatal(ChatColor.DARK_RED + message, error);
     }
 
     @Override
     public void error(String message) {
-        log.error(printConsole(ChatColor.RED + message, colored));
+        log.error(ChatColor.RED + message);
     }
 
     @Override
     public void error(String message, Throwable error) {
-        log.error(printConsole(ChatColor.RED + message, colored), error);
+        log.error(ChatColor.RED + message, error);
     }
 
     @Override
     public void warning(String message) {
-        log.warn(printConsole(ChatColor.YELLOW + message, colored));
+        log.warn(ChatColor.YELLOW + message);
     }
 
     @Override
     public void info(String message) {
-        log.info(printConsole(ChatColor.RESET + ChatColor.BOLD + message, colored));
+        log.info(ChatColor.RESET + message);
     }
 
     @Override
     public void debug(String message) {
-        log.debug(printConsole(ChatColor.GRAY + message, colored));
-    }
-
-    public static String printConsole(String message, boolean colors) {
-        return colors ? ChatColor.toANSI(message + ChatColor.RESET) : ChatColor.stripColors(message + ChatColor.RESET);
+        log.debug(ChatColor.GRAY + message);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/bootstrap/standalone/src/main/resources/log4j2.xml b/bootstrap/standalone/src/main/resources/log4j2.xml
index 238a27da5..cd101f306 100644
--- a/bootstrap/standalone/src/main/resources/log4j2.xml
+++ b/bootstrap/standalone/src/main/resources/log4j2.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
             <PatternLayout pattern="[%d{HH:mm:ss} %style{%highlight{%level}{FATAL=red dark, ERROR=red, WARN=yellow bright, INFO=cyan bright, DEBUG=green, TRACE=white}}] %minecraftFormatting{%msg}%n"/>
         </Console>
         <RollingRandomAccessFile name="File" fileName="logs/latest.log" filePattern="logs/%d{yyyy-MM-dd}-%i.log.gz">
-            <PatternLayout pattern="%d{yyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.SSS} [%t] %level{length=1} - %msg%n"/>
+            <PatternLayout pattern="[%d{HH:mm:ss.SSS} %t/%level] %minecraftFormatting{%msg}{strip}%n"/>
             <Policies>
                 <TimeBasedTriggeringPolicy/>
                 <OnStartupTriggeringPolicy/>