diff --git a/media-dispatcher b/media-dispatcher
index 715bd63..3b38cea 100644
--- a/media-dispatcher
+++ b/media-dispatcher
@@ -1,63 +1,65 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     import sys
     from optparse import OptionParser
     from application.process import process, ProcessError
     from application.configuration import ConfigFile, datatypes
     from application import log
     import mediaproxy
 
     name = 'media-dispatcher'
     fullname = 'MediaProxy Dispatcher'
     description = 'MediaProxy Dispatcher component'
 
     process.configuration.user_directory = None
     process.configuration.subdirectory = mediaproxy.mediaproxy_subdirectory
     process.runtime.subdirectory = mediaproxy.mediaproxy_subdirectory
 
     default_pid = process.runtime.file('{}.pid'.format(name))
 
     parser = OptionParser(version="%%prog %s" % mediaproxy.__version__)
     parser.add_option("--no-fork", action="store_false", dest="fork", default=1, help="run the process in the foreground (for debugging)")
     parser.add_option("--pid", dest="pid_file", default=default_pid, help="pid file (%s)" % default_pid, metavar="File")
     (options, args) = parser.parse_args()
 
+    log.Formatter.prefix_format = '{record.levelname:<8s} '
+
     config_file = ConfigFile(mediaproxy.configuration_file)
     log.level.current = config_file.get_setting('Dispatcher', 'log_level', type=datatypes.LogLevel, default=log.level.DEBUG)
 
     try:
         process.runtime.create_directory()
     except ProcessError as e:
         log.critical('Cannot start %s: %s' % (fullname, e))
         sys.exit(1)
 
     if options.fork:
         try:
             process.daemonize(options.pid_file)
         except ProcessError as e:
             log.critical('Cannot start %s: %s' % (fullname, e))
             sys.exit(1)
         log.use_syslog(name)
 
     log.info('Starting %s %s' % (fullname, mediaproxy.__version__))
 
     from mediaproxy.dispatcher import Dispatcher
 
     if not options.fork:
         from application.debug.memory import memory_dump
 
     try:
         dispatcher = Dispatcher()
     except Exception as e:
         log.critical('Failed to create %s: %s' % (fullname, e))
         if type(e) is not RuntimeError:
             log.exception()
         sys.exit(1)
 
     dispatcher.run()
 
     if not options.fork:
         #from application.debug.memory import memory_dump
         memory_dump()
diff --git a/media-relay b/media-relay
index 39a8d01..a02f86e 100644
--- a/media-relay
+++ b/media-relay
@@ -1,99 +1,101 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     import errno
     import sys
     import subprocess
     from optparse import OptionParser
     from application import log
     from application.configuration import ConfigFile, datatypes
     from application.process import process, ProcessError
     from application.version import Version
     import mediaproxy
 
     IP_FORWARD_FILE     = '/proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward'
     CONNTRACK_ACCT_FILE = '/proc/sys/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_acct'
     KERNEL_VERSION_FILE = '/proc/sys/kernel/osrelease'
 
     name = 'media-relay'
     fullname = 'MediaProxy Relay'
     description = 'MediaProxy Relay component'
 
     process.configuration.user_directory = None
     process.configuration.subdirectory = mediaproxy.mediaproxy_subdirectory
     process.runtime.subdirectory = mediaproxy.mediaproxy_subdirectory
 
     default_pid = process.runtime.file('{}.pid'.format(name))
 
     parser = OptionParser(version="%%prog %s" % mediaproxy.__version__)
     parser.add_option("--no-fork", action="store_false", dest="fork", default=1, help="run the process in the foreground (for debugging)")
     parser.add_option("--pid", dest="pid_file", default=default_pid, help="pid file (%s)" % default_pid, metavar="File")
     (options, args) = parser.parse_args()
 
+    log.Formatter.prefix_format = '{record.levelname:<8s} '
+
     if not sys.platform.startswith('linux'):
         log.critical('Cannot start %s. A Linux host is required for operation.' % fullname)
         sys.exit(1)
 
     try:
         subprocess.call(['modprobe', 'ip_tables'], env={'PATH': '/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/bin'})
     except OSError, e:
         log.critical('Cannot start %s: failed to load the ip_tables kernel module: %s' % (fullname, e))
         sys.exit(1)
 
     try:
         kernel_version = Version.parse(open(KERNEL_VERSION_FILE).read().strip())
     except (OSError, IOError, ValueError):
         log.critical('Could not determine Linux kernel version')
         sys.exit(1)
 
     if kernel_version < Version(2, 6, 18):
         log.critical('Linux kernel version 2.6.18 or newer is required to run the media relay')
         sys.exit(1)
 
     try:
         ip_forward = bool(int(open(IP_FORWARD_FILE).read()))
     except (OSError, IOError, ValueError):
         ip_forward = False
 
     if not ip_forward:
         log.critical('IP forwarding is not available or not enabled (check %s)' % IP_FORWARD_FILE)
         sys.exit(1)
 
     try:
         with open(CONNTRACK_ACCT_FILE, 'w') as acct_file:
             acct_file.write('1')
     except (IOError, OSError), e:
         if e.errno != errno.ENOENT:
             log.critical('Could not enable conntrack rule counters (check %s): %s' % (CONNTRACK_ACCT_FILE, e))
             sys.exit(1)
 
     config_file = ConfigFile(mediaproxy.configuration_file)
     log.level.current = config_file.get_setting('Relay', 'log_level', type=datatypes.LogLevel, default=log.level.DEBUG)
 
     if options.fork:
         try:
             process.daemonize(options.pid_file)
         except ProcessError, e:
             log.critical('Cannot start %s: %s' % (fullname, e))
             sys.exit(1)
         log.use_syslog(name)
 
     log.info('Starting %s %s' % (fullname, mediaproxy.__version__))
 
     try:
         from mediaproxy.relay import MediaRelay
         if not options.fork:
             from application.debug.memory import memory_dump
         relay = MediaRelay()
     except Exception, e:
         log.critical('Failed to create %s: %s' % (fullname, e))
         if e.__class__ is not RuntimeError:
             log.exception()
         sys.exit(1)
 
     relay.run()
 
     if not options.fork:
         #from application.debug.memory import memory_dump
         memory_dump()