diff --git a/api/utils/log_utils.py b/api/utils/log_utils.py
index e74060d4b..e4e5a6a92 100644
--- a/api/utils/log_utils.py
+++ b/api/utils/log_utils.py
@@ -154,6 +154,11 @@ class LoggerFactory(object):
                                                delay=True)
         if level:
             handler.level = level
+        else:
+            handler.level = LoggerFactory.LEVEL
+
+        formatter = logging.Formatter(LoggerFactory.LOG_FORMAT)
+        handler.setFormatter(formatter)
 
         return handler