diff --git a/lib/util/logger.js b/lib/util/logger.js
index 361fef2e0..3313814ac 100644
--- a/lib/util/logger.js
+++ b/lib/util/logger.js
@@ -82,7 +82,13 @@ if (output.includes('file')) {
 /* istanbul ignore next */
 if (output.includes('syslog')) {
     require('winston-syslog').Syslog;
-    const options = {app_name: 'zigbee2mqtt', ...settings.get().advanced.log_syslog};
+    const options = {
+        app_name: 'zigbee2mqtt',
+        format: winston.format.printf(/* istanbul ignore next */(info) => {
+            return `${info.message}`;
+        }),
+        ...settings.get().advanced.log_syslog,
+    };
     if (options.hasOwnProperty('type')) options.type = options.type.toString();
     transportsToUse.push(new winston.transports.Syslog(options));
 }