diff --git a/backup.sh b/backup.sh
index c4843e8..e35a5c4 100644
--- a/backup.sh
+++ b/backup.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 /usr/bin/sqlite3 $DB_FILE ".backup $BACKUP_FILE"
 if [ $? -eq 0 ] 
 then 
-  echo "$(date) - Backup successfull"
+  echo "$(date "+%F %T") - Backup successfull"
 else
-  echo "$(date) - Backup unsuccessfull"
+  echo "$(date "+%F %T") - Backup unsuccessfull"
 fi
diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
index c3c9e17..d465a1b 100644
--- a/start.sh
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -24,5 +24,5 @@ then
   /usr/sbin/crond -L /var/log/cron.log
 fi
 
-echo "$(date) - Container started" > "$LOGFILE"
+echo "$(date "+%F %T") - Container started" > "$LOGFILE"
 tail -F "$LOGFILE"