diff --git a/cmd/crowdsec-cli/main.go b/cmd/crowdsec-cli/main.go
index e99fd53ab..c3a475f70 100644
--- a/cmd/crowdsec-cli/main.go
+++ b/cmd/crowdsec-cli/main.go
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ var (
 
 func main() {
 	// set the formatter asap and worry about level later
-	logFormatter := &log.TextFormatter{TimestampFormat: "02-01-2006 15:04:05", FullTimestamp: true}
+	logFormatter := &log.TextFormatter{TimestampFormat: "2006-01-02 15:04:05", FullTimestamp: true}
 	log.SetFormatter(logFormatter)
 
 	if err := fflag.RegisterAllFeatures(); err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/types/utils.go b/pkg/types/utils.go
index 8a49c9d32..b58eda99b 100644
--- a/pkg/types/utils.go
+++ b/pkg/types/utils.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func SetDefaultLoggerConfig(cfgMode string, cfgFolder string, cfgLevel log.Level
 	}
 	logLevel = cfgLevel
 	log.SetLevel(logLevel)
-	logFormatter = &log.TextFormatter{TimestampFormat: "02-01-2006 15:04:05", FullTimestamp: true, ForceColors: forceColors}
+	logFormatter = &log.TextFormatter{TimestampFormat: "2006-01-02 15:04:05", FullTimestamp: true, ForceColors: forceColors}
 	log.SetFormatter(logFormatter)
 	return nil
 }