diff --git a/mongoose.c b/mongoose.c
index 4aff7d72..24a30a09 100644
--- a/mongoose.c
+++ b/mongoose.c
@@ -1832,11 +1832,10 @@ bool mg_log_prefix(int level, const char *file, int line, const char *fname) {
     char timebuf[21], buf[50] = "";
     time_t t = time(NULL);
     struct tm tmp, *tm = gmtime_r(&t, &tmp);
-    int n, tag;
-    (void)tmp;
+    int n;
+    (void) tmp;
     strftime(timebuf, sizeof(timebuf), "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S", tm);
-    tag = level == LL_ERROR ? 'E' : level == LL_INFO ? 'I' : ' ';
-    n = snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%s  %c %s:%d:%s", timebuf, tag, p, line,
+    n = snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%s %d %s:%d:%s", timebuf, level, p, line,
                  fname);
     if (n < 0 || n > (int) sizeof(buf) - 2) n = sizeof(buf) - 2;
     while (n < (int) sizeof(buf) - 1) buf[n++] = ' ';
diff --git a/src/log.c b/src/log.c
index f6e3c0d5..5c433b7c 100644
--- a/src/log.c
+++ b/src/log.c
@@ -36,11 +36,10 @@ bool mg_log_prefix(int level, const char *file, int line, const char *fname) {
     char timebuf[21], buf[50] = "";
     time_t t = time(NULL);
     struct tm tmp, *tm = gmtime_r(&t, &tmp);
-    int n, tag;
-    (void)tmp;
+    int n;
+    (void) tmp;
     strftime(timebuf, sizeof(timebuf), "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S", tm);
-    tag = level == LL_ERROR ? 'E' : level == LL_INFO ? 'I' : ' ';
-    n = snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%s  %c %s:%d:%s", timebuf, tag, p, line,
+    n = snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%s %d %s:%d:%s", timebuf, level, p, line,
                  fname);
     if (n < 0 || n > (int) sizeof(buf) - 2) n = sizeof(buf) - 2;
     while (n < (int) sizeof(buf) - 1) buf[n++] = ' ';