diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Settings.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Settings.cs
index 297f93b2c6..89c4cc5994 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Settings.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Settings.cs
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ namespace OpenRA
 		[Desc("Disallow AI bots.")]
 		public bool LockBots = false;
 
-		public string TimestampFormat = "HH:mm";
+		public string TimestampFormat = "s";
 
 		public ServerSettings() { }