diff --git a/ansible_collections/arista/cvp/plugins/module_utils/logger.py b/ansible_collections/arista/cvp/plugins/module_utils/logger.py
index b05889022..a581c5b84 100644
--- a/ansible_collections/arista/cvp/plugins/module_utils/logger.py
+++ b/ansible_collections/arista/cvp/plugins/module_utils/logger.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 
 # set a format which is simpler for console use
 formatter = logging.Formatter(
-    '%(name)-12s: %(levelname)-s - func: %(funcName)-12s (L:%(lineno)-3d) - %(message)s')
+    '%(asctime)s - %(name)-12s: %(levelname)-s - func: %(funcName)-12s (L:%(lineno)-3d) - %(message)s')
 
 # set up ROOT handler to use logging with file rotation.
 handler = logging.handlers.RotatingFileHandler(