diff --git a/examples/rtl_433_mqtt_hass.py b/examples/rtl_433_mqtt_hass.py
index 37fe7fd47..3c9c56c6c 100755
--- a/examples/rtl_433_mqtt_hass.py
+++ b/examples/rtl_433_mqtt_hass.py
@@ -855,6 +855,7 @@ def run():
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
+    logging.basicConfig(format='[%(asctime)s] %(levelname)s:%(name)s:%(message)s',datefmt='%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S%z')
     logging.getLogger().setLevel(logging.INFO)
 
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(formatter_class=argparse.RawDescriptionHelpFormatter,