diff --git a/performance_metrics/src/events_logger.cpp b/performance_metrics/src/events_logger.cpp
index 7a0239e..45dc77c 100644
--- a/performance_metrics/src/events_logger.cpp
+++ b/performance_metrics/src/events_logger.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ EventsLogger::EventsLogger(const std::string & filename, const bool csv_out)
   }
 
   std::cout << "[EventsLogger]: Logging to " << m_filename << std::endl;
-  stream_out(m_file, "Time[ms]", _p_time_width);
+  stream_out(m_file, "Time_ms", _p_time_width);
   stream_out(m_file, "Caller", _p_caller_width);
   stream_out(m_file, "Code", _p_code_width);
   stream_out(m_file, "Description", _p_desc_width, false);
diff --git a/performance_metrics/src/resource_usage_logger.cpp b/performance_metrics/src/resource_usage_logger.cpp
index 959a140..da2ca6e 100644
--- a/performance_metrics/src/resource_usage_logger.cpp
+++ b/performance_metrics/src/resource_usage_logger.cpp
@@ -174,13 +174,13 @@ void ResourceUsageLogger::_stream_out(
 
 void ResourceUsageLogger::_print_header(std::ostream & stream)
 {
-  _stream_out(stream, "time[ms]");
-  _stream_out(stream, "cpu[%]", m_narrow_space);
-  _stream_out(stream, "arena[KB]");
-  _stream_out(stream, "in_use[KB]");
-  _stream_out(stream, "mmap[KB]");
-  _stream_out(stream, "rss[KB]");
-  _stream_out(stream, "vsz[KB]", m_wide_space, m_prec, m_has_system_info);
+  _stream_out(stream, "time_ms");
+  _stream_out(stream, "cpu_perc", m_narrow_space);
+  _stream_out(stream, "arena_KB");
+  _stream_out(stream, "in_use_KB");
+  _stream_out(stream, "mmap_KB");
+  _stream_out(stream, "rss_KB");
+  _stream_out(stream, "vsz_KB", m_wide_space, m_prec, m_has_system_info);
 
   if (m_has_system_info) {
     _stream_out(stream, "pubs");
diff --git a/performance_metrics/src/stat_logger.cpp b/performance_metrics/src/stat_logger.cpp
index 2702b55..ed12b9c 100644
--- a/performance_metrics/src/stat_logger.cpp
+++ b/performance_metrics/src/stat_logger.cpp
@@ -55,14 +55,14 @@ void log_total_stats(
     static_cast<double>(total_too_late) / total_received * 100;
 
   // log header
-  stream_out(csv_out, stream, "received[#]", wide_space);
-  stream_out(csv_out, stream, "mean[us]", narrow_space);
-  stream_out(csv_out, stream, "late[#]", narrow_space);
-  stream_out(csv_out, stream, "late[%]", narrow_space);
-  stream_out(csv_out, stream, "too_late[#]", wide_space);
-  stream_out(csv_out, stream, "too_late[%]", wide_space);
-  stream_out(csv_out, stream, "lost[#]", narrow_space);
-  stream_out(csv_out, stream, "lost[%]", narrow_space, false);
+  stream_out(csv_out, stream, "received_msgs", wide_space);
+  stream_out(csv_out, stream, "mean_us", narrow_space);
+  stream_out(csv_out, stream, "late_msgs", narrow_space);
+  stream_out(csv_out, stream, "late_perc", narrow_space);
+  stream_out(csv_out, stream, "too_late_msgs", wide_space);
+  stream_out(csv_out, stream, "too_late_perc", wide_space);
+  stream_out(csv_out, stream, "lost_msgs", narrow_space);
+  stream_out(csv_out, stream, "lost_perc", narrow_space, false);
   stream << std::endl;
 
   // log total values
@@ -94,17 +94,17 @@ void log_trackers_latency_all_stats(
       stream << header_title << std::endl;
       stream_out(csv_out, stream, "node", wide_space);
       stream_out(csv_out, stream, "topic", wide_space);
-      stream_out(csv_out, stream, "size[b]", narrow_space);
-      stream_out(csv_out, stream, "received[#]", wide_space);
-      stream_out(csv_out, stream, "late[#]", narrow_space);
-      stream_out(csv_out, stream, "too_late[#]", wide_space);
-      stream_out(csv_out, stream, "lost[#]", narrow_space);
-      stream_out(csv_out, stream, "mean[us]", narrow_space);
-      stream_out(csv_out, stream, "sd[us]", narrow_space);
-      stream_out(csv_out, stream, "min[us]", narrow_space);
-      stream_out(csv_out, stream, "max[us]", narrow_space);
-      stream_out(csv_out, stream, "freq[hz]", narrow_space);
-      stream_out(csv_out, stream, "throughput[Kb/s]", wide_space, false);
+      stream_out(csv_out, stream, "size_b", narrow_space);
+      stream_out(csv_out, stream, "received_msgs", wide_space);
+      stream_out(csv_out, stream, "late_msgs", narrow_space);
+      stream_out(csv_out, stream, "too_late_msgs", wide_space);
+      stream_out(csv_out, stream, "lost_msgs", narrow_space);
+      stream_out(csv_out, stream, "mean_us", narrow_space);
+      stream_out(csv_out, stream, "sd_us", narrow_space);
+      stream_out(csv_out, stream, "min_us", narrow_space);
+      stream_out(csv_out, stream, "max_us", narrow_space);
+      stream_out(csv_out, stream, "freq_hz", narrow_space);
+      stream_out(csv_out, stream, "throughput_Kb_per_sec", wide_space, false);
 
       stream << std::endl;
     };