diff --git a/ctlsettings/production.py b/ctlsettings/production.py
index ca1454d..636c3f8 100644
--- a/ctlsettings/production.py
+++ b/ctlsettings/production.py
@@ -72,11 +72,18 @@ def common(**kwargs):
     LOGGING = {
         'version': 1,
         'disable_existing_loggers': False,
+        'formatters': {
+            'timestamped': {
+                'format': '{asctime} {levelname} {message}',
+                'style': '{'
+            },
+        },
         'handlers': {
             'file': {
                 'level': 'INFO',
                 'class': 'logging.FileHandler',
                 'filename': '/var/log/django/' + project + '.log',
+                'formatter': 'timestamped',
             },
         },
         'loggers': {
diff --git a/ctlsettings/staging.py b/ctlsettings/staging.py
index 84b06da..15419ff 100644
--- a/ctlsettings/staging.py
+++ b/ctlsettings/staging.py
@@ -77,11 +77,18 @@ def common(**kwargs):
     LOGGING = {
         'version': 1,
         'disable_existing_loggers': False,
+        'formatters': {
+            'timestamped': {
+                'format': '{asctime} {levelname} {message}',
+                'style': '{'
+            },
+        },
         'handlers': {
             'file': {
                 'level': 'INFO',
                 'class': 'logging.FileHandler',
                 'filename': '/var/log/django/' + project + '.log',
+                'formatter': 'timestamped',
             },
         },
         'loggers': {