diff --git a/src/Recyclarr/Logging/DelayedFileSink.cs b/src/Recyclarr/Logging/DelayedFileSink.cs
index 853ededa..25fb0764 100644
--- a/src/Recyclarr/Logging/DelayedFileSink.cs
+++ b/src/Recyclarr/Logging/DelayedFileSink.cs
@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
 using System.IO.Abstractions;
 using Serilog.Events;
+using Serilog.Formatting;
+using Serilog.Formatting.Display;
 using TrashLib;
 
 namespace Recyclarr.Logging;
 
-public class DelayedFileSink : IDelayedFileSink
+public sealed class DelayedFileSink : IDelayedFileSink
 {
     private readonly IAppPaths _paths;
     private readonly Lazy<StreamWriter> _stream;
+    private ITextFormatter? _formatter;
 
     public DelayedFileSink(IAppPaths paths, IFileSystem fs)
     {
@@ -26,7 +29,8 @@ public class DelayedFileSink : IDelayedFileSink
             return;
         }
 
-        _stream.Value.WriteLine(logEvent.RenderMessage());
+        _formatter?.Format(logEvent, _stream.Value);
+        _stream.Value.Flush();
     }
 
     public void Dispose()
@@ -36,4 +40,9 @@ public class DelayedFileSink : IDelayedFileSink
             _stream.Value.Close();
         }
     }
+
+    public void SetTemplate(string template)
+    {
+        _formatter = new MessageTemplateTextFormatter(template);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Recyclarr/Logging/IDelayedFileSink.cs b/src/Recyclarr/Logging/IDelayedFileSink.cs
index 8d3345e7..7a9893fe 100644
--- a/src/Recyclarr/Logging/IDelayedFileSink.cs
+++ b/src/Recyclarr/Logging/IDelayedFileSink.cs
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@ namespace Recyclarr.Logging;
 
 public interface IDelayedFileSink : ILogEventSink, IDisposable
 {
+    void SetTemplate(string template);
 }
diff --git a/src/Recyclarr/Logging/LoggerFactory.cs b/src/Recyclarr/Logging/LoggerFactory.cs
index 71a5133a..995eac38 100644
--- a/src/Recyclarr/Logging/LoggerFactory.cs
+++ b/src/Recyclarr/Logging/LoggerFactory.cs
@@ -5,23 +5,26 @@ namespace Recyclarr.Logging;
 
 public class LoggerFactory
 {
+    private const string ConsoleTemplate = "[{Level:u3}] {Message:lj}{NewLine}{Exception}";
+
     private readonly LoggingLevelSwitch _logLevel;
-    private readonly IDelayedFileSink _fileSink;
+    private readonly Func<IDelayedFileSink> _fileSinkFactory;
 
-    public LoggerFactory(LoggingLevelSwitch logLevel, IDelayedFileSink fileSink)
+    public LoggerFactory(LoggingLevelSwitch logLevel, Func<IDelayedFileSink> fileSinkFactory)
     {
         _logLevel = logLevel;
-        _fileSink = fileSink;
+        _fileSinkFactory = fileSinkFactory;
     }
 
     public ILogger Create()
     {
-        const string consoleTemplate = "[{Level:u3}] {Message:lj}{NewLine}{Exception}";
+        var fileSink = _fileSinkFactory();
+        fileSink.SetTemplate(ConsoleTemplate);
 
         return new LoggerConfiguration()
             .MinimumLevel.Debug()
-            .WriteTo.Console(outputTemplate: consoleTemplate, levelSwitch: _logLevel)
-            .WriteTo.Sink(_fileSink)
+            .WriteTo.Console(outputTemplate: ConsoleTemplate, levelSwitch: _logLevel)
+            .WriteTo.Sink(fileSink)
             .CreateLogger();
     }
 }