diff --git a/log/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/log/BungeeLogger.java b/log/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/log/BungeeLogger.java
index 9598fff3..9e1f2569 100644
--- a/log/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/log/BungeeLogger.java
+++ b/log/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/log/BungeeLogger.java
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package net.md_5.bungee.log;
 import edu.umd.cs.findbugs.annotations.SuppressFBWarnings;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.logging.FileHandler;
-import java.util.logging.Formatter;
 import java.util.logging.Level;
 import java.util.logging.LogRecord;
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
@@ -12,7 +11,6 @@ import jline.console.ConsoleReader;
 public class BungeeLogger extends Logger
 {
 
-    private final Formatter formatter = new ConciseFormatter();
     private final LogDispatcher dispatcher = new LogDispatcher( this );
 
     @SuppressWarnings(
@@ -28,12 +26,12 @@ public class BungeeLogger extends Logger
         try
         {
             FileHandler fileHandler = new FileHandler( filePattern, 1 << 24, 8, true );
-            fileHandler.setFormatter( formatter );
+            fileHandler.setFormatter( new ConciseFormatter( false ) );
             addHandler( fileHandler );
 
             ColouredWriter consoleHandler = new ColouredWriter( reader );
             consoleHandler.setLevel( Level.INFO );
-            consoleHandler.setFormatter( formatter );
+            consoleHandler.setFormatter( new ConciseFormatter( true ) );
             addHandler( consoleHandler );
         } catch ( IOException ex )
         {
diff --git a/log/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/log/ConciseFormatter.java b/log/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/log/ConciseFormatter.java
index 61fdd281..6f3f1585 100644
--- a/log/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/log/ConciseFormatter.java
+++ b/log/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/log/ConciseFormatter.java
@@ -5,12 +5,17 @@ import java.io.StringWriter;
 import java.text.DateFormat;
 import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
 import java.util.logging.Formatter;
+import java.util.logging.Level;
 import java.util.logging.LogRecord;
+import lombok.RequiredArgsConstructor;
+import net.md_5.bungee.api.ChatColor;
 
+@RequiredArgsConstructor
 public class ConciseFormatter extends Formatter
 {
 
     private final DateFormat date = new SimpleDateFormat( System.getProperty( "net.md_5.bungee.log-date-format", "HH:mm:ss" ) );
+    private final boolean coloured;
 
     @Override
     @SuppressWarnings("ThrowableResultIgnored")
@@ -20,7 +25,7 @@ public class ConciseFormatter extends Formatter
 
         formatted.append( date.format( record.getMillis() ) );
         formatted.append( " [" );
-        formatted.append( record.getLevel().getLocalizedName() );
+        appendLevel( formatted, record.getLevel() );
         formatted.append( "] " );
         formatted.append( formatMessage( record ) );
         formatted.append( '\n' );
@@ -34,4 +39,31 @@ public class ConciseFormatter extends Formatter
 
         return formatted.toString();
     }
+
+    private void appendLevel(StringBuilder builder, Level level)
+    {
+        if ( !coloured )
+        {
+            builder.append( level.getLocalizedName() );
+            return;
+        }
+
+        ChatColor color;
+
+        if ( level == Level.INFO )
+        {
+            color = ChatColor.BLUE;
+        } else if ( level == Level.WARNING )
+        {
+            color = ChatColor.YELLOW;
+        } else if ( level == Level.SEVERE )
+        {
+            color = ChatColor.RED;
+        } else
+        {
+            color = ChatColor.AQUA;
+        }
+
+        builder.append( color ).append( level.getLocalizedName() ).append( ChatColor.RESET );
+    }
 }