diff --git a/vrs/ProgressLogger.cpp b/vrs/ProgressLogger.cpp
index 9311e040..b10b6295 100644
--- a/vrs/ProgressLogger.cpp
+++ b/vrs/ProgressLogger.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 #define DEFAULT_LOG_CHANNEL "ProgressLogger"
 #include <logging/Log.h>
+#include <vrs/helpers/Strings.h>
 #include <vrs/os/Time.h>
 
 using namespace std;
@@ -103,11 +104,11 @@ void ProgressLogger::updateNextProgressTime() {
 }
 
 void ProgressLogger::logMessage(const string& message) {
-  XR_LOGI("{:.3f}: {}", os::getTimestampSec(), message);
+  XR_LOGI("{}: {}", helpers::humanReadableDateTime(os::getCurrentTimeSecSinceEpoch()), message);
 }
 
 void ProgressLogger::logError(const string& message) {
-  XR_LOGE("{:.3f}: {}", os::getTimestampSec(), message);
+  XR_LOGE("{}: {}", helpers::humanReadableDateTime(os::getCurrentTimeSecSinceEpoch()), message);
 }
 
 void ProgressLogger::updateStep(size_t /*progress*/, size_t /*maxProgress*/) {}
diff --git a/vrs/RecordFileReader.cpp b/vrs/RecordFileReader.cpp
index a7a2632e..869d6d75 100644
--- a/vrs/RecordFileReader.cpp
+++ b/vrs/RecordFileReader.cpp
@@ -201,10 +201,7 @@ int RecordFileReader::doOpenFile(
   const int kOpenTotalStepCount = 5;
   openProgressLogger_->setStepCount(kOpenTotalStepCount);
   LOG_PROGRESS(FileHandlerFactory::getInstance().delegateOpen(fileSpec, file_), error, [&]() {
-    const string& fileHandlerName =
-        fileSpec.fileHandlerName.empty() ? file_->getFileHandlerName() : fileSpec.fileHandlerName;
-    return "Opening " + fileHandlerName + " file " +
-        helpers::humanReadableDateTime(os::getCurrentTimeSecSinceEpoch());
+    return "Opening " + fileSpec.getEasyPath();
   });
   // log remote file handler names with success/failure status
   if (file_ && file_->isRemoteFileSystem()) {