diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Server/Server.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Server/Server.cs
index 7687741049..45a5d2ca42 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Server/Server.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Server/Server.cs
@@ -926,7 +926,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Server
 			DispatchServerOrdersToClients(Order.FromTargetString("Message", text, true));
 
 			if (Type == ServerType.Dedicated)
-				Console.WriteLine($"[{DateTime.Now.ToString(Settings.TimestampFormat)}] {text}");
+				WriteLineWithTimeStamp(text);
 		}
 
 		public void SendLocalizedMessage(string key, Dictionary<string, object> arguments = null)
@@ -935,7 +935,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Server
 			DispatchServerOrdersToClients(Order.FromTargetString("LocalizedMessage", text, true));
 
 			if (Type == ServerType.Dedicated)
-				Console.WriteLine($"[{DateTime.Now.ToString(Settings.TimestampFormat)}] {ModData.Translation.GetFormattedMessage(key, arguments)}");
+				WriteLineWithTimeStamp(ModData.Translation.GetFormattedMessage(key, arguments));
 		}
 
 		public void SendLocalizedMessageTo(Connection conn, string key, Dictionary<string, object> arguments = null)
@@ -944,6 +944,11 @@ namespace OpenRA.Server
 			DispatchOrdersToClient(conn, 0, 0, Order.FromTargetString("LocalizedMessage", text, true).Serialize());
 		}
 
+		void WriteLineWithTimeStamp(string line)
+		{
+			Console.WriteLine($"[{DateTime.Now.ToString(Settings.TimestampFormat)}] {line}");
+		}
+
 		void InterpretServerOrder(Connection conn, Order o)
 		{
 			lock (LobbyInfo)
@@ -1278,7 +1283,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Server
 		{
 			lock (LobbyInfo)
 			{
-				Console.WriteLine($"[{DateTime.Now.ToString(Settings.TimestampFormat)}] Game started");
+				WriteLineWithTimeStamp("Game started");
 
 				// Drop any players who are not ready
 				foreach (var c in Conns.Where(c => !c.Validated || GetClient(c).IsInvalid).ToArray())
diff --git a/OpenRA.Server/Program.cs b/OpenRA.Server/Program.cs
index 6449c1a2c7..1e6fcd805d 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Server/Program.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Server/Program.cs
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Server
 
 			var mods = new InstalledMods(modSearchPaths, explicitModPaths);
 
-			Console.WriteLine("[{0}] Starting dedicated server for mod: {1}", DateTime.Now.ToString(settings.TimestampFormat), modID);
+			WriteLineWithTimeStamp($"Starting dedicated server for mod: {modID}");
 			while (true)
 			{
 				// HACK: The engine code *still* assumes that Game.ModData is set
@@ -96,15 +96,20 @@ namespace OpenRA.Server
 					Thread.Sleep(1000);
 					if (server.State == ServerState.GameStarted && server.Conns.Count < 1)
 					{
-						Console.WriteLine("[{0}] No one is playing, shutting down...", DateTime.Now.ToString(settings.TimestampFormat));
+						WriteLineWithTimeStamp("No one is playing, shutting down...");
 						server.Shutdown();
 						break;
 					}
 				}
 
 				modData.Dispose();
-				Console.WriteLine("[{0}] Starting a new server instance...", DateTime.Now.ToString(settings.TimestampFormat));
+				WriteLineWithTimeStamp("Starting a new server instance...");
 			}
 		}
+
+		static void WriteLineWithTimeStamp(string line)
+		{
+			Console.WriteLine($"[{DateTime.Now.ToString(Game.Settings.Server.TimestampFormat)}] {line}");
+		}
 	}
 }